M4 eastbound hard shoulder closure (78/4 to 77/9)

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M4 eastbound hard shoulder closure (78/4 to 77/9)

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:46 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
7 hours 14 minutes
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J13 And J12
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 24, 2026 7:46 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 9:02 AM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 3:00 PM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound hard shoulder closure (78/4 to 77/9)
Coordinates
51.459584, -1.122624
Latitude span
51.459386 – 51.459881
Longitude span
-1.126137 – -1.119222
Bounding box centre
51.459634, -1.122680
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:46 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours 14 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J13 and J12
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
{4AD60F3B-22BC-4023-AFF0-6CBC2877B4D5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
362 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.459448 -1.124389
51.459503 -1.123366
51.459552 -1.122645
51.459597 -1.122068
51.459618 -1.121799
51.459626 -1.121693
51.459743 -1.120482
51.45979 -1.120049
51.459881 -1.119222

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J13 and J12
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
{9695D72A-EDBE-4694-AF32-A05282F8BFED}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,188 m
To Distance
1,310 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.459386 -1.126137
51.45941 -1.125253
51.459448 -1.124389
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-1.124389, 51.459448
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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                51.459552
            ],
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                -1.122068,
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            [
                -1.121799,
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            ],
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                51.459626
            ],
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                51.459743
            ],
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                -1.120049,
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            ],
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                51.459881
            ],
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                51.459386
            ],
            [
                -1.125253,
                51.45941
            ],
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                -1.124389,
                51.459448
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.124389,
            51.459448
        ],
        [
            -1.123366,
            51.459503
        ],
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            -1.122645,
            51.459552
        ],
        [
            -1.122068,
            51.459597
        ],
        [
            -1.121799,
            51.459618
        ],
        [
            -1.121693,
            51.459626
        ],
        [
            -1.120482,
            51.459743
        ],
        [
            -1.120049,
            51.45979
        ],
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            -1.119222,
            51.459881
        ],
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            51.459386
        ],
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            -1.125253,
            51.45941
        ],
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            51.459448
        ]
    ]
]
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 24, 2026 7:46 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 9:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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