Overnight M4 weekend closures near Slough as smart motorway works continue

Drivers travelling on the M4 this weekend may face delays as a stretch of the motorway in Berkshire is closed overnight.

Although there is no full weekend closure, the motorway between junction 6 for Slough and junction 5 for Langley will be closed in both directions each night.

The closures will begin at 8pm each night and the road is expected to reopen by 6am the following morning.

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Motorist have been warned to expect delays and allow extra time for their journeys. A signed diversion will be in place taking all traffic onto the A4 and A355 or this route in reverse. Other traffic should follow local diversions.

The M4 between junction 6 for Slough and junction 5 for Langley will be closed in both directions on Friday, December 17 from 8pm until 6am on Saturday, December 18.

The same stretch will be closed from 8pm on Saturday, December 18, it is due to reopen by 6am on Sunday, December 19.

It will then close again overnight from 8pm on Sunday, December 19 and is set to reopen by 6am, the following morning, Monday, December 20.

There will be no planned M4 closures during the last two weekends of December, throughout the festive and new year period.

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