Due to “essential expansion joint repair work” the M4 eastbound from J27 Malpas, the motorway became a car park for nearly the whole day, February 11. ⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️11/02 - #M4 (Eastbound) J26 Malpas works are currently in progress. Joint repair work on J27 of the M4 ongoing until Monday morning (Image: Traffic Wales)However, those planned works were suddenly cancelled and put back to Sunday. There was traffic bedlam on the motorway round Newport. Work at Junction 27 was set to go on all day into the night (Image: Traffic Wales)The work at Junction 27 is set to be finished on Monday, Feb 12, 6am (Image: Traffic Wales)The M4 was a car park for the day round Newport... (Image: Traffic Wales)Drivers are advised to follow the diversion provided by coming off the M4 at junction 26, take the Malpas Interchange, and re-join at junction 25 for Caerleon, bypassing the Brynglas Tunnels.

Source: The Times February 11, 2024 22:00 UTC