M4 both directions Jct 16 to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only

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M4 both directions Jct 16 to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:15 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 50 minutes 1 second
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
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:28 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:44 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 1:05 PM
  • Latest update: M4 both directions Jct 16 to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only
Coordinates
51.547064, -1.958268
Latitude span
51.546031 – 51.547661
Longitude span
-1.967557 – -1.947061
Bounding box centre
51.546846, -1.957309
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:15 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 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

8 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6A5D848B-5980-4BD6-AD8E-BE2FFD49ED6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.547106 -1.960073
51.547218 -1.9587
51.547254 -1.958123
51.547281 -1.957748
51.547326 -1.956594
51.547345 -1.955891
51.547347 -1.955858
51.547347 -1.955855

Segment 2

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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5CD975B7-7328-47EF-BF84-9C1174C6F5C6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
524 m
To Distance
710 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.546031 -1.967557
51.546223 -1.966618
51.546447 -1.965334
51.54651 -1.964974

Segment 3

9 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9B52E608-97DD-41CD-A994-7C87AB863CFA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
346 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.54651 -1.964974
51.546519 -1.964923
51.546546 -1.964772
51.546725 -1.96356
51.546815 -1.962911
51.546887 -1.962248
51.54703 -1.960993
51.547075 -1.960445
51.547106 -1.960073

Segment 4

9 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{83F15CE1-F43D-4701-B98F-C442CCA10D5E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
611 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.547347 -1.955855
51.547361 -1.955267
51.547377 -1.953941
51.547405 -1.951648
51.547431 -1.950912
51.547476 -1.949859
51.547583 -1.947941
51.547636 -1.947321
51.547661 -1.947061
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-1.960073, 51.547106
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
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, Aug 10, 2026 8:28 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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