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Region: Wales

M4 in Wales
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Construction started

Opened to traffic

Newhouse-Coldra (J2(M48) to J24)

1963

August 1967

Newport by-pass (J24 to J28)

Aug 1962 & April 1963

May 1967

Newport by-pass widening (J24 to J28)

May 1978 & April 1980

April 1980 & Autumn 1981

Tredegar Park-St Mellons (J28 to J29A(A48(M))

November 1975

October 1977

Castleton-Coryton (J29 to J32)

October 1977

July 1980

Coryton-Miskin (J32 to J34)

September 1975

December 1977

Miskin-Pencoed (J34 to J35)

September 1975

December 1977

Bridgend Northern by-pass (J35 to E of J37(A48))

October 1977, June 1978 & November 1978

September 1981

Pyle by-pass (E of J37(A48) to J39)

April 1975(I)
June 1976(II)

November 1977

Port Talbot by-pass (J39 to J41)

February 1963

July 1966

Baglan-Briton Ferry (J41 to J42)

August 1992

December 1994

Briton Ferry-Earlswood (J42 to J43)

January 1992

December 1994

Earlswood-Lon Las (J43 to J44)

March 1990

February 1993

Morriston by-pass (J44 to J46)

August 1969

1972

Pontardulais by-pass (J46 to J49)

August 1974

April 1977