Reason : Roadworks are planned. The motorway will be shut in both directions between junctions 5 and 6 for the construction of the new Datchet Road bridgePart of the M4 will be shut this weekend for the next phase of work on an £848m smart motorway upgrade.This weekend's closure is part of a four-year upgrade on the Much of the M4 was originally built as a two-lane dual carriageway and has been upgraded several times over the years. Status : Currently Active. PART of the M4 will again be closed in both directions for bridge works this weekend. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Highways England says work will be happening day and night over the weekend to make best use of the closureHighways England has announced the motorway will be shut in both directions between Junction 6 (for Slough/Windsor) and Junction 8/9 (for Maidenhead) from midnight on Friday, July 24 until 6am on Monday, July 27.The work taking place this weekend includes new huge steel beams for the Wood Lane bridge near Cippenham, Slough, and also for the new Oldway Lane bridge near junction 7 being lifted into place.These beams will form the decks of the new bridges, which will open to the public in the next year.A Highways England spokesperson said work will be happening day and night over the weekend to make best use of the closure.During this weekend’s closure, motorway traffic will be diverted via the A308M, A308, A332 and the A355 and there will be fully signed diversions in place. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. The existing Datchet Road bridge will be closed with a signed local diversion in place.Motorway traffic will be diverted via the A4 and A355 during the closure. To limit local disruption, most new bridges will be built next to the existing ones, before the old one is demolished or a temporary bridge will be installed. It closes at 8pm tonight (Friday, July 31) and will reopen at 6am on Monday (August 3). Other traffic should follow local diversions. Motorway traffic will be diverted via the A4 and A355 during the closure. The motorway is to shut in both directions between junction 4b at the M25 and junction 5 at Langley. The M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 5 (Langley) and 6 (Slough-Windsor) from the evening of Friday 31 July to the morning of Monday 3 August 2020.

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Both carriageways of the motorway between junction 4b and junction 5 will be closed to all traffic between 8pm on Friday, February 21 and 6am on Sunday, February 23. However, as delays are expected drivers are advised to plan ahead, leave extra time for their journeys and consider alternative routes if possible.There are three further summer closures of the M4 over the next few weeks:•  July 31 - August 3 between Junction 5 and Junction 6•  August 14 - 17 between Junction 6 and Junctions 8/9 The work is part of a project to upgrade the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 to a Much of the M4 was built as a two-lane dual carriageway.

Period : from 23:29 on 10 August 2020 to 05:30 on 11 August 2020. Road users are being advised that the M4 will be closed in both directions between junction 5 (for Langley) and junction 6 (at Slough) this weekend to lift huge steel beams for the new Datchet Road bridge into place. Where there is not enough space for this, some bridges will be demolished first, then a new bridge built in the same place.The M4, which is the main route between London, the west of England and Wales, is used by about 130,000 vehicles each day. It will be closed between junctions 5 and 6 again from August 7 to August 10 and then between junctions 6 and 8/9 from August 14 to August 17. More weekend closures are being planned in August as part of a project to upgrade the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 into a smart motorway. MOTORISTS are being warned that the M4 will be closed across the weekend starting at 9pm this evening.

The diversion route for motorway traffic during this weekend will use the A4 and the A355.