Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 2 seconds
Road: M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 12:39 PM
Last updated: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:51 AM
Cleared: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM

Latest update: hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.518142, -2.259683
Latitude span: 51.515336 – 51.518951
Longitude span: -2.272019 – -2.241289
Bounding box centre: 51.517144, -2.256654
Location descriptions: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 9 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
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

13 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M4
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {D4402748-44C2-4997-9A7E-D2D01A23967A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,316 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.51794 -2.25495
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51.517113 -2.250925
51.516232 -2.246381
51.516048 -2.245371
51.515805 -2.244044
51.51558 -2.242774
51.515365 -2.241467
51.515336 -2.241289

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M4
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {919B07E5-8FE5-4A7F-9E98-CB529E9E2771}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 116 m
To Distance: 695 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.518951 -2.265376
51.518945 -2.26441
51.518944 -2.264266
51.518945 -2.264007
51.518936 -2.263735

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M4
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {4FB2D3E4-9D88-4F28-A736-D687BA408E9A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 296 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.51885 -2.261816
51.518807 -2.261311
51.518781 -2.260806
51.518685 -2.259653
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 35
First coordinate pair: -2.259487, 51.518665
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 35

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other