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

Planned

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

Start time
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 4:18 AM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 7:30 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • 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 J18 and J17
  • M4 eastbound within J18
  • M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

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 2

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

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

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 
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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 5

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-2.340280, 51.501862
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 4:18 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 7:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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