M4 to fully shut for three days as delays expected

M4 to fully shut for three days as delays expected

Disruption is expected as the M4 is expected to fully close for three days near Bristol. National Highways is warning road users the motorway to the north of Bristol will be closed to allow steel beams for the new A432 Badminton Road Bridge to be lifted into place.

The M4 will be closed in both directions between junctions 18 ( Bath ) and 19 (M32) from 7pm Friday, October 10 to 6am on Monday, October 13.

The closure marks a key milestone for the scheme, which will see eight steel beams lifted into place across the motorway, marking the last full weekend closure of the M4 for this scheme and the final major stage of reconstruction. Once the beams have been lifted into place, the remainder of the new bridge will be constructed with mini