MAJOR road closures are set to take place on the M4 tonight, Highways England have announced.

From 8pm tonight until 6am tomorrow morning, a full closure will take place on the M4 Eastbound from Junction 10 until Junction 8/9.

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The road closure was announced over Twitter earlier today, stating the carriageway closure for the M4 was due to smart motorways.

Highways England stated in the daily closure report that a diversion will be supplied via a local authority network.

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