Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:48 AM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 12 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M49 – M49 Southbound Between M4 And Avonmouth Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:48 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:44 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 AM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.549713, -2.641155
Latitude span
51.544996 – 51.553736
Longitude span
-2.645962 – -2.637539
Bounding box centre
51.549366, -2.641751
Location descriptions
  • M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
  • M49 southbound between Avonmouth junction and M5/A4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:48 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
10 hours 12 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C6724A4A-DA14-49FF-A928-E3350B3A9D29}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
777 m
To Distance
1,149 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.553736 -2.645962
51.553386 -2.645491
51.55311 -2.645097
51.552432 -2.64415
51.55123 -2.642418

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M49 southbound between Avonmouth junction and M5/A4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BE6B534D-BAA9-4F92-B7AD-30B78F172DFE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
783 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.55123 -2.642418
51.551138 -2.642286
51.551058 -2.642177
51.550246 -2.641076
51.549709 -2.640477
51.549539 -2.640302
51.549235 -2.639995
51.548305 -2.639188
51.547373 -2.638541
51.546414 -2.638037
51.546405 -2.638034
51.545292 -2.637603
51.544996 -2.637539
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.645962, 51.553736
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed region label
and Avonmouth
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 6:48 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Hard shoulder closure

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hard shoulder closure

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