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Major delays hit motorway network during morning rush hour

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Good afternoon and thank you for joining our live coverage.

Traffic Wales has reported significant delays affecting the M4 motorway in Newport this afternoon.

We will continue to provide updates on the current situation.

Delays are being experienced on the following routes:

– M4 eastbound at junction 33 Capel Llanilltern off-slip

– A470 southbound between Taffs Well and Coryton

– M4 westbound between junction 24 Coldra and junction 26 Malpas

– A4232 northbound between Culverhouse and junction 33 Capel Llanilltern

Traffic Wales recorded this footage at Magor East heading westbound.

(Image: Traffic Wales)

Severe congestion is affecting the M4 in Newport.

(Image: AA)

Queues are building near the Coldra area.

This image shows the hold-up at Langstone travelling westbound.

This image shows the hold-up at St Julians travelling eastbound.

This image shows the hold-up at Christchurch West travelling westbound.

Traffic on the M4 has now returned to normal conditions.

With the congestion resolved, we will now bring our live coverage to a close.

Thank you for following along and enjoy your evening.

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