Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M4 eastbound lane closure between J20 and J19, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:55
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J20 to J19
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:55
- Category
- Incident
M4 eastbound lane closure between J8 and J7, 7 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M4 has cleared. It started at 20:25 on Wed 7 Oct and cleared at 22:00 on Wed 7 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 20:36 on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J7
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J8 and J7
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 20:25 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Cleared
- 22:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 20:36 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Map of the M4 eastbound lane closure between J8 and J7
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- Cleared
Other M4 closures and crash records
22 other closures are in force on the M4 right now, and 43 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M4 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 29,200 collisions on the road, 724 of them fatal.
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- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J22
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:53
- Category
- Incident
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- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J12
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 19:54
- Category
- Incident
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- Road
- M32 and M4
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:18
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M32 and M4
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
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- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance