Is the M4 closed this weekend?

The M4 motorway in Berkshire is set to be closed again this weekend - as work to upgrade it into a Smart Motorway continues.

Both the westbound and eastbound carriageways will be shut to traffic between Junction 5 (Langley) and Junction 6 (Slough/Windsor) as a bridge is demolished.

The road will be closed in both directions from 8pm on Friday, December 11, until 6am on Monday, December 14.

The closure is in place to allow the demolition of the Datchet Road bridge.

M4 junction 5 Langley - junction 6 Slough closure December 11 - 14

The M4 will be closed in both directions between junction 5 for Langley and junction 6 for Slough from 8pm on Friday, December 11.

Drivers have been urged to allow more time for their journeys and will be diverted along the A4 and A355, or this route in reverse.

The motorway is due to reopen by 6am on Monday, December 14.

Datchet Road will also be closed to all traffic from Friday, December 11 and will remain closed until Wednesday, December 16 while works are carried out. A diversion will be in place.

Highways England contractor will be working throughout the day and night to take advantage of the full closure.

The M4 has been closed in Berkshire every weekend since October as work on the £848m smart motorway project is carried out.

A stretch of the motorway between Junction 3 at Hayes and Junction 12 at Theale is being upgraded - with work set to be completed by 2022.

The bridge is one of 11 to be demolished as part of the works to turn the motorway into four running lanes.

Summing up the project, Highways England said: "Between junctions 3 and 12 the hard shoulder will be converted to a traffic lane, so there will be four lanes available for use by road users. Between junctions 4 and 4b, there will be five lanes.

"There will also be five lanes on the eastbound approach to Junction 4b.

"Where a hard shoulder does not currently exist, the motorway will be adapted to create a minimum of four lanes, including under the x bridges which are being replaced as part of the project. The barrier in the central reservation will be replaced by a new concrete barrier."

For more information visit Highways England's website or by calling the customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.