Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M4 eastbound lane closure between J10 and J8, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 08:26
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J8
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 08:26
- Category
- Incident
M4 westbound lane closure at J8, 4 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M4 has cleared. It started at 21:27 on Sun 4 Oct and cleared at 22:05 on Sun 4 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 21:43 on Sunday 4 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Location
- M4 westbound within J8
- Lanes
- 2 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 21:27 on Sunday 4 October 2026
- Cleared
- 22:05 on Sunday 4 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 21:43 on Sunday 4 October 2026
Map of the M4 westbound lane closure at J8
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- Cleared
Other M4 closures and crash records
7 other closures are in force on the M4 right now, and 60 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.
- Live incidentExit slip road closureTraffic Wales
M4 westbound exit slip road closure at J33 Capel Llanilltern, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 07:51
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J33
- Area
- J33 Capel Llanilltern
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 07:51
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 09:51
- Category
- Congestion
- Live incidentExit slip road closureTraffic Wales
M4 eastbound exit slip road closure at J33 Capel Llanilltern, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 07:34
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J33
- Area
- J33 Capel Llanilltern
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 07:34
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 11:34
- Category
- Congestion
- Live incidentCongestionTraffic Wales
M4 eastbound congestion from J26 Malpas to J23A Magor, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 07:07
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J26 to J23A
- Area
- J26 Malpas to J23A Magor
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 07:07
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 10:06
- Category
- Congestion
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureTraffic Wales
M4 eastbound exit slip road closure at J35 Pencoed, active roadworks, started Tue 15 Sep, 19:00
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J35
- Area
- J35 Pencoed
- Started
- Tue 15 Sep, 19:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 9 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Clearance Work
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureTraffic Wales
M4 eastbound exit slip road closure at J35 Pencoed, active roadworks, started Tue 15 Sep, 19:00
- Road
- M4
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J35
- Area
- J35 Pencoed
- Started
- Tue 15 Sep, 19:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 13 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Clearance Work