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M4 Moderate Cleared

M4 westbound within J5 | Westbound | Congestion

15 Apr 2026, 06:46 Westbound 65 views

Incident Details

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M4
Moderate
Cleared
06:46, 15 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 15 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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