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M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 172/4-169/8

M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 172/4-169/8

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Start time: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 7:15 PM
Expected end: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
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

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First published: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 8:05 PM
Last updated: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 2:27 AM
Cleared: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 2:45 AM

Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 172/4-169/8

Coordinates: 51.499626, -2.372094
Latitude span: 51.498007 – 51.501827
Longitude span: -2.392039 – -2.355563
Bounding box centre: 51.499917, -2.373801
Location descriptions: M4 eastbound between J19 and J18

M4 eastbound within J18

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 7:15 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 45 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

33 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: {AE403C52-5D62-47F7-9FDF-592C93083448}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 2,701 m
To Distance: 4,868 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.501124 -2.361438

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 eastbound within 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: {9E391445-CF68-43AC-BC41-5E75DA82EEA8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 415 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.501797 -2.355983
51.501827 -2.355563

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 41
First coordinate pair: -2.392039, 51.498007
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 41

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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: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 8:05 PM
Record versioned: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 2:27 AM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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