M4 near Bristol facing weekend closure in October
National Highways has announced the M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 18 and 19 from 7pm Friday 18 October to 6am Monday 21 October while a trench is dug under the motorway. This will allow utilities to be diverted that are currently within the bridge before the structure is demolished next year. With 3,000 […]
M4 in Wales set for major disruption
Motorists travelling towards the M4 from Pembrokeshire this week will be faced with multiple and significant areas of congestion and disruption. A number of junctions will be impacted by essential roadworks, both overnight and during the day, across the whole M4 network, according to Traffic Wales. Key areas of travel across Wales expected to be impacted. According to […]
MP presses Government for compensation for businesses affected by M4 bridge closure
Newly-elected MP for Thornbury and Yate in Gloucestershire, Claire Young, has written to a Government minister calling for support for local businesses impacted by the ongoing closure of the A432 Badminton Road bridge after it emerged that demolition is now not expected to start for another six months. The bridge crosses the M4 near the […]
Travel expert warns M4 closures could impact millions
A travel expert has warned that a trio of closures to two key routes between Wales and England this month could cause major disruption. The Prince of Wales Bridge on the M4 westbound is set to be closed for three periods during July, namely Monday 8, Tuesday 9, and Saturday, July 20. It will also be closed eastbound […]
M4 relief road plans revived
Plans for a new £135.7million M4 relief road in Newport, which would relieve traffic on a major motorway, could be revived. The plan was abandoned in 2019 because of cost and impact on the environment after £43.1m of taxpayers’ cash had already been spent on it, reports The Daily Express. Then in 2023, Wales’ Labour […]
Welsh Government announces essential road works for M4
A series of major road works and lane closures are set to begin on two separate sections of the M4 this summer. The road works between junctions 47 and 49 will take place from August to December. There will also be diversions in place between junctions 24 and 28 on the eastern side of the […]
National Highways apologises for pothole damage
National Highways has issued a statement apologising to drivers who suffered vehicle damage after driving through what was described as a massive pothole on the M4. The Reading Chronicle reports that on Tuesday 11 April multiple drivers were seen pulled over with flat tyres – one telling the paper there had been a “horrific bang” […]
National Highways transforms its land and verges alongside M4
National Highways has said it is working towards transforming its verges and land alongside the M4 in Wiltshire and the A46 near Bath to improve habitats for bees, butterflies…and otters. Areas of wild and unproductive vegetation are being removed from the roadsides and re-seeded with native grasses and wildflowers over the coming weeks to create […]
M4 and M5 safety enhancements set to start this month
National Highways has announced a six-mile section of motorway around the Almondsbury interchange is being upgraded to improve driver safety. The work, on the M4 between junction 19 for Bristol and where it meets the M5 at the Almondsbury interchange, and on the M5 to junction 17 at Cribbs Causeway, includes: Concrete barriers are even […]
M4 cameras to start leading to fines
Speed cameras on the M4 in South Wales will start issuing fines this month, more than a year after they were installed. The BBC reports the cameras cover the 50mph stretch of road around Newport, but drivers have escaped prosecution up to now. The Welsh government has set a date for the cameras to start […]