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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for M4 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

WESTBOUND
DescriptionM4Now clearWestboundJ30 (Cardiff) Cardiff Gate to J32 (Cardiff) Coryton ,Incident Time20/11/2018 19:03 ,End Date20/11/2018 19:08 ,SeverityModerate ,AuthorityWelsh Government ,ContactPlease direct any queries to Traffic Wales,quoting event reference RNMDA_2018067721:2018067731
Nearest town: 1.72m from Saint Mellons. CLEARED @ 19:06
BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE
Location: The M4 eastbound exit slip at junction J19 (Bristol) .
Lane closures: Lane two is closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 20:00 and 20:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 5.13m from Alveston. CLEARED @ 19:31
J30 CARDIFF GATE TO J32 CORYTON
DescriptionM4WestboundJ30 (Cardiff) Cardiff Gate to J32 (Cardiff) CorytonCongestionDelay: s possible,Incident Time20/11/2018 17:34 ,End Date20/11/2018 19:35 ,SeverityModerate ,AuthorityWelsh Government ,ContactPlease direct any queries to Traffic Wales,quoting event reference RNMDA_2018067721:2018067721
Nearest town: 1.72m from Saint Mellons. CLEARED @ 17:42
ACCIDENT
Location: The M4 westbound between junctions J5 (Colnbrook)and J6 (Slough) .
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 0.39m from Eton. CLEARED @ 18:11
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:00 and 21:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 1.98m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 21:01
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound between junctions J11 (Basingstoke)and J12 (Reading) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.64m from Reading. CLEARED @ 19:13
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J3 (Heathrow) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.45m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 18:37
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 18:20
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J4B (Heathrow) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 2.9m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 18:11
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 1.98m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 18:11
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 eastbound at junction J10 (Reading) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 3.48m from Bracknell. CLEARED @ 18:55
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound exit slip at junction J3 (Heathrow) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 2.52m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 19:04
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 eastbound at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.01m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 17:43
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 17:25
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J4B (Heathrow) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 0.58m from Slough. CLEARED @ 18:11
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J3 (Heathrow) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 Nov 2018.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 18:11
CONGESTION
Location: The M4 eastbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 20 Nov 2018.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Heathrow. CLEARED @ 16:49

M4 Roadworks

The following roadworks have been reported by various highways agencies and official transport sources.Click on a roadworks item to view more details on the traffic map.

ROAD WORKS
Location: The M4 westbound at junction J22 (Avonmouth) .
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: from 19:55 on 20 Nov 2018 to 06:00 on 21 Nov 2018.
Lanes Closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 4.34m from Caldicot.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M4 westbound between junctions J17 (Chippenham)and J18 (Bath) .
Lane closures: Lanes 2 and 3 will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 27 Nov 2018 to 29 Nov 2018.
Lanes Closed: There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.72m from Chippenham.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M4 eastbound between junctions J18 (Bath)and J17 (Chippenham) .
Lane closures: Lanes 2 and 3 will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 27 Nov 2018 to 29 Nov 2018.
Lanes Closed: There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 4.07m from Chippenham.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M4 westbound between junctions J17 (Chippenham)and J18 (Bath) .
Lane closures: Lane one will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 20:00 on 27 Nov 2018 to 05:30 on 28 Nov 2018.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 8.66m from Chippenham.

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Description : M4 : Now clear : Westbound : J30 (Cardiff) Cardiff Gate to J32 (Cardiff) Coryton ,Incident Time : 20/11/2018 19:03 ,End Date : 20/11/2018 19:08 ,Severity : Moderate ,Authority : Welsh Government ,Contact : Please direct any queries to Traffic Wales,quoting event reference RNMDA_2018067721:2018067731
Nearest town: 1.72m from Saint Mellons.

51.54--3.13

Location: eastbound exit slip at junction J19 (Bristol) .

Lane Closures : Lane two is closed.

Due to: Broken down vehicle.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 20:00 and 20:15 on 20 November 2018.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 20 November 2018.

Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 5.13m from Alveston.

51.51--2.52

Description : M4 : Westbound : J30 (Cardiff) Cardiff Gate to J32 (Cardiff) Coryton : Congestion : Delays possible : ,Incident Time : 20/11/2018 17:34 ,End Date : 20/11/2018 19:35 ,Severity : Moderate ,Authority : Welsh Government ,Contact : Please direct any queries to Traffic Wales,quoting event reference RNMDA_2018067721:2018067721
Nearest town: 1.72m from Saint Mellons.

51.54--3.13

Location: westbound between junctions J5 (Colnbrook)and J6 (Slough) .

Due to: Road traffic collision.

Status : Cleared.
Nearest town: 0.39m from Eton.

51.5--0.61

Location: westbound exit slip at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:00 and 21:15 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 1.98m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: westbound between junctions J11 (Basingstoke)and J12 (Reading) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.64m from Reading.

51.41--0.98

Location: westbound at junction J3 (Heathrow) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.45m from Heathrow.

51.49--0.41

Location: westbound at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: westbound entry slip at junction J4B (Heathrow) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 2.9m from Heathrow.

51.49--0.5

Location: westbound exit slip at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 1.98m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: eastbound at junction J10 (Reading) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 3.48m from Bracknell.

51.46--0.78

Location: westbound exit slip at junction J3 (Heathrow) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 2.52m from Heathrow.

51.49--0.41

Location: eastbound at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.01m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: westbound at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: westbound at junction J4B (Heathrow) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Earlier Due to: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 0.58m from Slough.

51.49--0.58

Location: westbound at junction J3 (Heathrow) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 20 November 2018.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: eastbound exit slip at junction J4 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 20 November 2018.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Heathrow.

51.5--0.45

Location: westbound at junction J22 (Avonmouth) .

Due to: Roadworks.



Period : from 19:55 on 20 November 2018 to 06:00 on 21 November 2018.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 4.34m from Caldicot.

51.57--2.66

Location: westbound between junctions J17 (Chippenham)and J18 (Bath) .

Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 27 November 2018 to 29 November 2018.

Lanes Closed : There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.72m from Chippenham.

51.51--2.14

Location: eastbound between junctions J18 (Bath)and J17 (Chippenham) .

Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 27 November 2018 to 29 November 2018.

Lanes Closed : There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 4.07m from Chippenham.

51.51--2.18

Location: westbound between junctions J17 (Chippenham)and J18 (Bath) .

Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 20:00 on 27 November 2018 to 05:30 on 28 November 2018.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 8.66m from Chippenham.

51.51--2.31