M53 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M53 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M53 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M53 roadworks in force now

M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 33/1 to 33/4)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire West And Chester M53 · M53 Southbound Within J10

Expected to clear in 2 weeks 4 days

Started 22 Sep 2026, 12:00 Expected clear 31 Oct 2026, 06:00

M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 33/1 to 33/4)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M53 closures planned this week

M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/8 to 21/9)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wirral M53 · M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5

Starts in 4 hours 34 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 04:00

M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/8 to 21/9)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M53

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