A470 Coryton Interchange

Layout and signage

  M4


A4054
    A4054

M4





  Casnewydd — Newport
Pen-y-bont — Bridgend
M4 Link
Caerdydd — Cardiff
A470

Lane configuration

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  • Lane 1 continues ahead.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.

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  • Lane 1 exits and does not return.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 continues ahead.

Other events

  • Signs National Speed Limit begins
  • Signs Traffic signals
  • Signs 40mph speed limit begins
  • Signs Traffic signals

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The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.

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