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M4 today 18 March 2022 update : M4 CLOSED in both directions due to 'police incident' - huge queues on busy route


 M4 CLOSED in each guidelines because of 'police incident' - big queues on busy direction

A SWATHE of the M4 is closed off in both guidelines near Swindon this afternoon (Friday) because of a police incident.

Swindon: M4 closed both guidelines after incident

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Travel video display units are reporting big delays and massive queues on the stretch of busy motorway that runs between Bristol and Reading. The closure is in place between Junctions 15 and sixteen.


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Traffic has been stopped at the M4 in each guidelines even as police attend an incident (Image: National Highways )

Traffic web page Intrix said that cars were stationary due to the fact 1.50pm.



Wiltshire Police stated just after 2pm that the road had been closed "while officers deal with an incident on an overbridge in Swindon".


The force introduced: "Please avoid the place if viable."


It is as but doubtful while the road could be reopened.




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The street have been closed 'whilst officers address an incident on an overbridge' (Image: National Highways)

The closure now not best method there are massive queues of desk bound traffic on the M4, but it is also having an effect on congestion in the surrounding vicinity.


Intrix warned simply after 3pm that there was "congestion to routes via Swindon as visitors diverts from the closure".


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National Highways has warned of long delays, and stated that it had "sources in attendance to assist with visitors management".


The stretch of affected motorway sits among Swindon and Reading, on the path between London and Bristol.

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