M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane 3&2 leading to hardshoulder running (179/7 to 175/4)

Cleared

M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane 3&2 leading to hardshoulder running (179/7 to 175/4)

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:47 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 23 minutes 1 second
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:58 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:48 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:10 AM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane 3&2 leading to hardshoulder running (179/7 to 175/4)
Coordinates
51.503332, -2.469746
Latitude span
51.497918 – 51.506542
Longitude span
-2.494489 – -2.435157
Bounding box centre
51.502230, -2.464823
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:47 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 13 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

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{C3679DF2-03F3-4CA4-BB4D-FDC094D96E6A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,215 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.506542 -2.48672
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51.506482 -2.483881
51.50644 -2.483247
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51.505725 -2.47785
51.505522 -2.476854
51.505336 -2.476088
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51.504586 -2.473052

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{D220B0D0-30D4-43FF-9FDC-24DE0B352023}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
941 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.502956 -2.466511
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51.501947 -2.46241
51.50169 -2.461398
51.501451 -2.46046

Segment 3

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{ECE92394-6379-4B07-B9E8-82CA83CEA3C5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,809 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.499869 -2.453442
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51.499139 -2.449185
51.498973 -2.447973
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51.498217 -2.441022
51.498012 -2.438067
51.497964 -2.436597
51.49794 -2.435833
51.497918 -2.435157

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{4FC55118-21B8-4C2A-8C78-DCFC2676C5E1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
236 m
To Distance
549 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:58 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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