M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 southbound closed

Planned

M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 southbound closed

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M4 – Link Road From M4 Westbound J20 To M5 J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 12:44 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 3:10 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 southbound closed
Coordinates
51.549268, -2.552385
Latitude span
51.546826 – 51.550224
Longitude span
-2.555563 – -2.548835
Bounding box centre
51.548525, -2.552199
Location descriptions
  • link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15
  • link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 southbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3668946D-64D3-402A-9730-EFB28A567BB7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
57 m
To Distance
356 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.546826 -2.548835
51.547456 -2.5494
51.547931 -2.54994
51.54842 -2.550571
51.548689 -2.550946
51.548985 -2.55138

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M4 westbound J20 to M5 J15 southbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{AC81159A-8958-40CC-953E-39B1B99B0340}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
332 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.548985 -2.55138
51.549226 -2.551787
51.549538 -2.552339
51.549671 -2.552629
51.549778 -2.552875
51.549839 -2.553035
51.549911 -2.553223
51.549982 -2.55344
51.550061 -2.553816
51.550149 -2.554293
51.550201 -2.554755
51.550217 -2.555102
51.550224 -2.555563
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.548835, 51.546826
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 12:44 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 3:10 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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