Hard shoulder east

Cleared

hard shoulder east

Start time
Wed, May 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, May 20, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
10 hours
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
Wed, May 20, 2026 6:01 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:52 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 20, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder east
Coordinates
51.542786, -1.841675
Latitude span
51.541459 – 51.543874
Longitude span
-1.847904 – -1.834014
Bounding box centre
51.542667, -1.840959
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
  • M4 eastbound within J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, May 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 20, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

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
{A4AADD9D-55FA-43E0-8FD3-8F7011CEF114}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
80 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.543373 -1.845363
51.543187 -1.844247

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound within J16
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
{5A4D17D1-60C0-4431-94FA-5BB0EC9E1670}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
367 m
To Distance
552 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.543874 -1.847904
51.54357 -1.846443
51.543373 -1.845363

Segment 3

10 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
{B7B8321A-B074-4D7E-8FD0-51B43FD5B81A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
735 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.543187 -1.844247
51.543003 -1.843142
51.542949 -1.842768
51.542568 -1.840188
51.542542 -1.840029
51.542448 -1.839453
51.542332 -1.838747
51.54206 -1.837147
51.541861 -1.836066
51.541459 -1.834014
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-1.845363, 51.543373
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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                -1.840029,
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                -1.839453,
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                -1.836066,
                51.541861
            ],
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                -1.834014,
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.845363,
            51.543373
        ],
        [
            -1.844247,
            51.543187
        ],
        [
            -1.847904,
            51.543874
        ],
        [
            -1.846443,
            51.54357
        ],
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            -1.845363,
            51.543373
        ],
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            -1.844247,
            51.543187
        ],
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            -1.843142,
            51.543003
        ],
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            -1.842768,
            51.542949
        ],
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            -1.840188,
            51.542568
        ],
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            -1.840029,
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        ],
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            -1.839453,
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        ],
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            -1.838747,
            51.542332
        ],
        [
            -1.837147,
            51.54206
        ],
        [
            -1.836066,
            51.541861
        ],
        [
            -1.834014,
            51.541459
        ]
    ]
]
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
Wed, May 20, 2026 6:01 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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