Hard shoulder east

Cleared

hard shoulder east

Start time
Mon, May 18, 2026 6:22 AM
Expected end
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours 38 minutes
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, May 18, 2026 6:22 AM
Last updated
Mon, May 18, 2026 11:01 AM
Cleared
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder east
Coordinates
51.538545, -1.789416
Latitude span
51.535092 – 51.540521
Longitude span
-1.808374 – -1.775478
Bounding box centre
51.537807, -1.791926
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, May 18, 2026 6:22 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 38 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

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
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
{CFBEE345-7EE4-46E5-AA8F-31FD0679CD61}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
58 m
To Distance
1,744 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.540392 -1.808374
51.540451 -1.807413
51.540487 -1.806197
51.540512 -1.805215
51.540521 -1.804181
51.540521 -1.802576
51.54047 -1.800647
51.540413 -1.799423
51.540336 -1.798308
51.54029 -1.79776
51.540263 -1.797299
51.540171 -1.79629
51.53997 -1.794373
51.539842 -1.793278
51.539693 -1.792285
51.539693 -1.792277
51.539287 -1.789733
51.539069 -1.78858
51.538942 -1.787932
51.538779 -1.787154
51.538371 -1.785469
51.538281 -1.785109
51.538145 -1.784576

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
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
{04153171-98EE-4D9F-87AE-ED09369C2236}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.538145 -1.784576
51.538109 -1.784432

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
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
{797CCDBE-7F97-436B-A8DC-51C9C982D29F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
707 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.538109 -1.784432
51.538 -1.784029
51.537656 -1.782776
51.537222 -1.781337
51.536869 -1.780257
51.536779 -1.779969
51.536697 -1.77971
51.536516 -1.779149
51.536254 -1.778443
51.536064 -1.777928
51.535947 -1.777609
51.535576 -1.776659
51.535305 -1.775997
51.535092 -1.775478
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-1.808374, 51.540392
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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 provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, May 18, 2026 6:22 AM
Record versioned
Mon, May 18, 2026 11:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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