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Key FactsM4 near Bridgend closed for hours for emergency repairs

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The eastbound M4 had been closed since shortly after midnight between J38 Margam and J37 Pyle for emergency repairs.

Shortly after 2:30pm, the westbound carriageway was also closed at J37; traffic was diverted onto the A48 at Pyle.

The AA traffic planner reported 55-minute delays between J42 Swansea East/Briton Ferry and J38 Margam.

Inrix reported westbound queuing traffic on the M4 near J37 on Wednesday evening after the emergency repairs.

“The closure will remain in place during the daylight hours, there is no known timescale for the re-opening of the carriageway.”— A South Wales Police spokesperson said this on Wednesday afternoon about the duration of the M4 closure.

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