DRIVERS will have to find alternative routes this weekend as the M4 will be closed in both directions.

The M4 motorway will be shut from junctions 4b and 5 Langley from Friday, July 2 to Monday, July 5.

It will be closed in both directions from 8pm until 6am on Monday morning.

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Highways England are closing off the section as part of their smart motorways project.

There will be signed diversion routes in place and traffic is expected to be heavier this weekend because of the closure.

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