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M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed

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M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed

Start time
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:41 PM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 9 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – Link Road From M4 Westbound J20 To M5 J15 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:41 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:31 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:50 AM
  • Latest update: M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed
Coordinates
51.551254, -2.551852
Latitude span
51.549554 – 51.552705
Longitude span
-2.552625 – -2.548956
Bounding box centre
51.551130, -2.550791
Location descriptions
  • link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 northbound
  • link road from M4 J20 eastbound to M5 J15 southbound
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:41 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
1 month 3 weeks 2 days
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End3
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{974BE530-560D-42F8-B50B-28B162F0FD02}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.551259 -2.552443
51.551337 -2.552388

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 J20 eastbound to M5 J15 southbound
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start3 End3
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{25AD17B0-368D-4D52-A6BC-7988BF91B352}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.551337 -2.552388
51.551423 -2.552328

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4745239A-2EBA-4031-8230-C75819314C36}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
273 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.55161 -2.55216
51.551703 -2.552054
51.551815 -2.551916
51.551938 -2.551723
51.552067 -2.551496
51.552162 -2.551287
51.552241 -2.551059
51.552324 -2.550786
51.552397 -2.550484
51.5524 -2.55047
51.552507 -2.549952
51.552599 -2.549462
51.552705 -2.548956

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start3 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{848D1684-89D6-4C42-8AC7-A6E626BC42C0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.551423 -2.552328
51.5515 -2.552263

Segment 5

15 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ABEEE936-DE05-4423-B99C-CC2C1F112876}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
77 m
To Distance
277 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.54962 -2.552109
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51.549897 -2.552358
51.550041 -2.552446
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51.550211 -2.55252
51.550337 -2.552565
51.550436 -2.552595
51.550585 -2.552625
51.550725 -2.552615
51.550911 -2.552582
51.551053 -2.552534
51.551176 -2.552478
51.551259 -2.552443
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.552443, 51.551259
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:41 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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