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M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - hard shoulder closure (166/2 to 161/4)

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M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - hard shoulder closure (166/2 to 161/4)

Start time
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 34 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 9:41 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:15 AM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - hard shoulder closure (166/2 to 161/4)
Coordinates
51.515646, -2.274055
Latitude span
51.508386 – 51.518951
Longitude span
-2.305505 – -2.241276
Bounding box centre
51.513669, -2.273391
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
11 hours 19 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 J18 and J17
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4FB2D3E4-9D88-4F28-A736-D687BA408E9A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
296 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,317 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
426 m
To Distance
2,912 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{919B07E5-8FE5-4A7F-9E98-CB529E9E2771}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:41 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 9:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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