Will the Minister confirm how many times sections of the M4 in Wales were closed since the start of 2019, and provide a breakdown of the reasons for these closures?
Different sections of the M4 motorway in Wales have been closed at different times from 1 January 2019 until midnight on 13 February 2020, a total of 184 times. Reasons for closures include roadworks, collisions, clearing of obstructions and at the request of the police. A full breakdown of reasons and locations is shown below.
|
Junctions |
Carriageway |
Incident Type |
Total |
|
J23 - Prince Of Wales Bridge |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
4 |
|
J23a - Prince Of Wales Bridge/J23 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
3 |
|
J24 - J23a |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
3 |
|
J23 - J23a |
Eastbound |
Obstruction |
1 |
|
J26 - J25/J25a/J24 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
6 |
|
J26 - J25/J25a/J24 |
Eastbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J27 - J25a |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J28 - J26/J25a/J24 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
10 |
|
J30 - J29 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
3 |
|
J32 - J30 |
Eastbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J33 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J34 - J33/J32 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
6 |
|
J35 - J34 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
4 |
|
J36 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J37 - J36/J35 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
8 |
|
J38 - J37 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J40 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J41 - J38 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
13 |
|
J42 - J41/J40 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J42 - J41/J40 |
Eastbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J43 - J40/J38 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
8 |
|
J44 |
Eastbound |
Police Instruction |
1 |
|
J44 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J45 -J44 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
10 |
|
J45 - J44 |
Eastbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J48 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J49 |
Eastbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J49 |
Eastbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
Prince Of Wales Bridge - J23 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J23a - J24 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J24 - J28 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J24 - J25/J28 |
Westbound |
Collision |
3 |
|
J24 - J25/J25a/J26 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
13 |
|
J25 - J26 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
3 |
|
J25 - J26 |
Westbound |
Collision |
1 |
|
J25a - J26 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
4 |
|
J26 - J27 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
10 |
|
J27 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J28 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J32 - J33 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J33 - J35 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
2 |
|
J34 - J35 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J34 - J35 |
Both |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J37 - J38 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J37 - J38 |
Both |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J38 - J42/J43 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
9 |
|
J40 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J41 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J42 - J43 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
6 |
|
J42 - J43 |
Westbound |
Collision |
3 |
|
J43 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J44 - J45 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
15 |
|
J47 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
J48 |
Westbound |
Roadworks |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
184 |
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