M4 Junction 26: Malpas Interchange (A4042, A4051)
Junction 26 at Malpas, just west of the Brynglas tunnels, links the M4 to the A4051 for Newport city centre, under a mile south-east, and the A4042 for Cwmbran. Barrack Hill, Crindau and Malpas are beside it. Fourteen Locks canal centre is about a mile and a half south-west.
Newport city centre is under a mile away, so shoppers, office workers and people visiting friends in Malpas all use this junction. The maps show where it sits in the city.
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M4 Junction 26: Live Traffic Information
This junction is on the M4 in Wales. National Highways’ live data, which our news, speed strip and records use, covers the M4 in England up to Junction 23. In Wales the motorway is run for the Welsh Government by Traffic Wales, so this page does not yet show live accidents, incidents, roadworks or speeds for this junction. We are working on adding them. Until then, check Traffic Wales before you travel.
- Junction M4 J26, Malpas Interchange
- Roads at this junction A4042, A4051
- Nearest town Newport, 0.9 miles south-east
- Junction before J25A, Grove Park, about 1.0 miles in a straight line
- Junction after J27, High Cross, about 1.6 miles in a straight line
Around M4 Junction 26: Malpas Interchange: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Hospital | About 1 mile north |
| Bettws Shopping Centre | Shopping | About 1.5 miles north-west |
| St Woolos Hospital | Hospital | About 1.5 miles south |
| Fourteen Locks | Attraction | About 1.5 miles south-west |
| Pye Corner | Railway station | About 2 miles south-west |
| Tredegar House | Attraction | About 3 miles south |
| Spytty Road Retail Park | Shopping | About 3 miles south-east |
| Newport Medieval Ship museum | Attraction | About 3.5 miles south-east |
