M4 eastbound Jct 18 between exit and entry slip road carriageway closure

Cleared

M4 eastbound Jct 18 between exit and entry slip road carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:42 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:42 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 11:09 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 11:45 PM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 18 between exit and entry slip road carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.501526, -2.352692
Latitude span
51.499987 – 51.502078
Longitude span
-2.366824 – -2.335976
Bounding box centre
51.501033, -2.351400
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
  • M4 eastbound within J18
  • M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:42 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 18 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{AE403C52-5D62-47F7-9FDF-592C93083448}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
4,473 m
To Distance
4,868 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499987 -2.366824
51.500221 -2.365668
51.500367 -2.364947
51.500422 -2.364645
51.500495 -2.364372
51.500622 -2.363768
51.500896 -2.36256
51.500987 -2.362143
51.501005 -2.362044
51.501097 -2.361553
51.501124 -2.361438

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound within J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{9E391445-CF68-43AC-BC41-5E75DA82EEA8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.501335 -2.360042
51.501367 -2.359813
51.501529 -2.358588
51.501593 -2.357984
51.501732 -2.356717
51.501797 -2.355983
51.501901 -2.354514
51.501968 -2.353088
51.501978 -2.352786
51.501988 -2.352498
51.502001 -2.351172
51.501999 -2.350667

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound within J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{32FADBBC-F816-49E8-B496-866F25C3CB2F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
596 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.501959 -2.348864
51.501887 -2.347152
51.501837 -2.345711
51.501791 -2.343132
51.501812 -2.341835
51.501805 -2.341388
51.501862 -2.34028

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{3076E318-401F-4607-BE8A-ECC40910170E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
299 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.501862 -2.34028
51.501862 -2.340251
51.501911 -2.338897
51.50194 -2.338033
51.502016 -2.336737
51.502078 -2.335976

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound within J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{F4DDBB46-70A5-4A49-9879-86CF9E3E0228}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.501999 -2.350667
51.501998 -2.350478
51.501994 -2.350265
51.501965 -2.348996
51.501959 -2.348864
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-2.366824, 51.499987
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:42 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 11:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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