A generous volunteer stepped in to help M4 commuters avoid far lengthier tailbacks after a vehicle fire caused delays. On Wednesday, April 24, a lorry carrying hay caught fire on the motorway between Bath and Bristol, causing a road closure as emergenc…
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National Highways will be carrying out repairs on the Burghfield Road Bridge including replacing the existing paint system and refurbishing the bridge bearings, to ensure it remains in a safe condition.
This will close the westbound and eastbound moto…
The M4 will be shut through part of West Berkshire this weekend.
It is one of a series of planned closures on the stretch of motorway between junction 11 at Reading and junction 12 at Theale.
The M4 is closed overnight at various points until July
Th…
Roads Policing Unit officers caught two cars flouting the rules of the road on the M4 during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
First, at around 1am, they noticed a BMW travelling along the empty motorway in lane two when there were no vehicles to ove…
The fire has been described by National Highways as “intense” and has led to severe delays
These dramatic pictures show the scene after a lorry carrying hay bales burst into fire on the M4 this afternoon (April 24). The westbound carriageway was closed…
A stretch of the westbound M4 is closed after a lorry carrying bales of hay caught fire.The carriageway is shut between junction 18 for Tormarton and junction 19 for Bristol as fire crews tackle the blaze.Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service report…
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The gov…
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A motorist was pulled over by police with cruise control set at 100mph on M4. Police officers from Wiltshire Police’s Road Policing Unit were on patrol on the busy motorway this weekend and caught the speeding driver travelling past their vehicle.
Poli…
Traffic is at a standstill on two motorways in the South West while horses are moved from a broken down horsebox. Congestion is growing on the M4 and M5 in Bristol while the road is closed in both directions.
National Highways issued a statement saying…
Traffic has been stopped on the M4 in Bristol while horses are moved from a broken down horsebox. A backlog of congestion is growing on both the M4 and M5 while the road is closed.
National Highways said: “The #M4[1] is closed in both directions betwee…