Hard shoulder east

Cleared

hard shoulder east

Start time
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:06 AM
Expected end
Tue, May 26, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours 54 minutes
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:06 AM
Last updated
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:26 AM
Cleared
Tue, May 26, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder east
Coordinates
51.556250, -1.886325
Latitude span
51.555289 – 51.557334
Longitude span
-1.894242 – -1.880293
Bounding box centre
51.556312, -1.887268
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:06 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, May 26, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 54 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J17 and 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
{73CBB932-5CA1-4E66-9CA4-79D73D4E1A84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
112 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.555608 -1.881831
51.555608 -1.881826
51.555357 -1.880602
51.555289 -1.880293

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J17 and 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
{5A3989CE-A955-48CB-85C8-BDCB987B5507}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
547 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.556697 -1.889527
51.556497 -1.88758
51.556397 -1.8866
51.556306 -1.885994
51.556144 -1.884898
51.555972 -1.883846
51.555809 -1.882894
51.555714 -1.88239
51.55561 -1.881842
51.555608 -1.881831

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J17 and 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CF488CB2-3A05-4F28-81C0-594B7EA08D52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,134 m
To Distance
1,469 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.557334 -1.894242
51.557286 -1.893991
51.557157 -1.89323
51.557031 -1.892409
51.55687 -1.89115
51.556697 -1.889527
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-1.881831, 51.555608
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
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
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:06 AM
Record versioned
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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