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Lane 1 closure

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lane 1 closure

Start time: Mon, May 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, May 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, May 21, 2026 9:39 PM
Last updated: Tue, May 26, 2026 3:18 AM
Cleared: Tue, May 26, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 51.508447, -2.306399
Latitude span: 51.502803 – 51.516879
Longitude span: -2.329715 – -2.278814
Bounding box centre: 51.509841, -2.304265
Location descriptions: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, May 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, May 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 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

33 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {8546E8B8-A966-4086-8977-AC3900EB6B05}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 2,524 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

26 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {D9231117-AD99-4029-8CA5-B6B638AB534E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 124 m
To Distance: 1,494 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 59
First coordinate pair: -2.311406, 51.507324
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 59

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

Feed provider: National Highways
Data source: Roadworks
Feed version: 1
Record created: Thu, May 21, 2026 9:39 PM
Record versioned: Tue, May 26, 2026 3:18 AM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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