M4 eastbound lane 1 and 2 closure (34/0 to 31/4)

Planned

M4 eastbound lane 1 and 2 closure (34/0 to 31/4)

Start time
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Within J5
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, Aug 18, 2026 4:51 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:42 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound lane 1 and 2 closure (34/0 to 31/4)
Coordinates
51.488261, -0.564714
Latitude span
51.486577 – 51.491096
Longitude span
-0.580719 – -0.547084
Bounding box centre
51.488837, -0.563902
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound within J5
  • M4 eastbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound within J5
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
{4AE6FFC3-8638-D5A0-2A8D-DD39D45FECFC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
238 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

50 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J6 and J5
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
{4CB54456-8BB5-4985-B157-0BF450980DE7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,765 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J6 and J5
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
{068C0EB9-E240-4DFE-B996-F6E071EDD4E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
856 m
To Distance
1,437 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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:51 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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