M4 Northbound Jct 18 slip road to M5/M49 lane closure

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M4 Northbound Jct 18 slip road to M5/M49 lane closure

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M5 – Link Road From A4/A403 To M49/M5 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 10:55 AM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:13 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M4 Northbound Jct 18 slip road to M5/M49 lane closure
Coordinates
51.499780, -2.683819
Latitude span
51.499633 – 51.499914
Longitude span
-2.685175 – -2.681392
Bounding box centre
51.499774, -2.683284
Location descriptions
  • link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5 northbound
  • connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
  • link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5 northbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6C272D5C-EDC9-452F-AFF0-96C33A724018}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499715 -2.683109
51.499633 -2.681392

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{119E1028-95E0-4807-A5DA-CEA1CD53F59A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
306 m
To Distance
367 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499914 -2.685175
51.499904 -2.6851
51.499792 -2.68432

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{31E646C8-73D0-47CA-A350-8CE3C66CE58E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499792 -2.68432
51.499773 -2.684025
51.499715 -2.683109
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-2.683109, 51.499715
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
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            [
                -2.683109,
                51.499715
            ],
            [
                -2.681392,
                51.499633
            ],
            [
                -2.685175,
                51.499914
            ],
            [
                -2.6851,
                51.499904
            ],
            [
                -2.68432,
                51.499792
            ],
            [
                -2.68432,
                51.499792
            ],
            [
                -2.684025,
                51.499773
            ],
            [
                -2.683109,
                51.499715
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.683109,
            51.499715
        ],
        [
            -2.681392,
            51.499633
        ],
        [
            -2.685175,
            51.499914
        ],
        [
            -2.6851,
            51.499904
        ],
        [
            -2.68432,
            51.499792
        ],
        [
            -2.68432,
            51.499792
        ],
        [
            -2.684025,
            51.499773
        ],
        [
            -2.683109,
            51.499715
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 10:55 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:13 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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