Road closures on M4 at Newport and A4042 this week

There will be overnight closures at various points along the motorway over the next seven days.

Closures are also expected along parts of the A4042.

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These are the closures to plan ahead for:

• M4 eastbound, junction 25: The entry slip road of the eastbound carriageway of the M4 will be closed at junction 25 for Caerleon overnight this week. The closure will begin this evening at 8pm. It will remain closed until 6am each morning, ending on Saturday. The closure will allow maintenance work to take place.
• M4 eastbound, junction 25A: There will be overnight closures on the M4 entry slip road at junction 25A, eastbound, for Grove Park. It will allow maintenance work to be carried out on the slip road. The road will be closed between 8pm and 6am each night until Saturday morning.
• M4 eastbound, junction 26: The eastbound entry slip road at junction 26 of the M4 for Malpas will close overnight this week. Maintenance work will shut the slip road between 8pm and 6am starting this evening and running until Thursday.
• M4 eastbound, junction 27: The entry slip road of junction 27 of the M4 for High Cross will be shut overnight from this evening until Thursday. The eastbound entry slip road will close between 8pm and 6am each evening to allow maintenance work to take place.
• M4 eastbound, junction 28: Maintenance work will close the entry slip road of the eastbound carriageway at junction 28 for Tredegar Park. The section of the M4 will be shut between 8pm and 6am each night between this evening and Saturday morning.
• M4 eastbound, junction 28-24: The eastbound carriageway of the M4 will be closed between junction 28 for Tredegar Park and junction 24 for Coldra this week. Overnight closures will be in place to allow maintenance work to take place. The motorway will shut at 8pm each evening, reopening at 6am the following morning. This will begin tonight and run until Thursday morning.
• A4042 southbound: The A4042 will close southbound at Little Mill. The road will shut at 7.30pm on Wednesday and reopen at 5.30am on Thursday. The closures will allow maintenance work to take place.
• A4042 northbound: There will also be closures on the A4042 northbound at Little Mill this week. It will be shut for the same period as the southbound carriageway to allow maintenance work to take place.
• M4 westbound, junuction 24-26: The M4 will be shut westbound overnight around Newport this week. The carriageway will be shut between junction 24 for Coldra and junction 26 for Malpas overnight on Friday. Maintenance work will shut the road between 10pm on Friday and 6am on Saturday. As a result of the closure, the entry slip roads of the westbound carriageway at junction 25A for Grove Park and junction 25 for Caerleon will also be closed.