M49 southbound M4 Jct 22 to Jct M5 Jct 18 - hard shoulder

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M49 southbound M4 Jct 22 to Jct M5 Jct 18 - hard shoulder

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:47 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
10 hours 13 minutes
Road
M49 – M49 Southbound Between M4 And Avonmouth Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:47 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:16 AM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M49 southbound M4 Jct 22 to Jct M5 Jct 18 - hard shoulder
Coordinates
51.563004, -2.655613
Latitude span
51.554294 – 51.568751
Longitude span
-2.658901 – -2.646714
Bounding box centre
51.561523, -2.652808
Location descriptions
  • M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:47 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 5:00 PM
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C6724A4A-DA14-49FF-A928-E3350B3A9D29}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
696 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.558503 -2.651925
51.557538 -2.6508
51.557288 -2.650494
51.556154 -2.649107
51.555234 -2.647969
51.554306 -2.64673
51.554294 -2.646714

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8B9A82D3-C691-4159-8D93-6495CD441DE4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
907 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.566279 -2.658643
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51.565319 -2.658269
51.564907 -2.658061
51.564468 -2.657809
51.564136 -2.657574
51.563706 -2.657265
51.563366 -2.656986
51.562883 -2.656546
51.562588 -2.656268
51.562042 -2.655726
51.56173 -2.655404
51.560576 -2.654219
51.559852 -2.65343
51.55928 -2.652787

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M49 southbound between M4 and Avonmouth junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M49
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E4E5AAEF-25EF-4285-ADBB-D6364D2CDCC7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
7 m
To Distance
262 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.568751 -2.658773
51.568706 -2.658808
51.568571 -2.658864
51.568157 -2.658901
51.567609 -2.658879
51.567285 -2.65886
51.567069 -2.658828
51.566845 -2.658781
51.566549 -2.658719
51.566477 -2.65869
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.652787, 51.559280
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed region label
and Avonmouth
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:47 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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