M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 15/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 15/1)

Start time
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
20 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J3
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 10:00 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:15 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:50 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 15/1)
Coordinates
53.365155, -3.069071
Latitude span
53.361030 – 53.369110
Longitude span
-3.070998 – -3.065296
Bounding box centre
53.365070, -3.068147
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J3
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
6 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{34B10A61-F7FF-481A-A448-B891A4415C8E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
64 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.36911 -3.070998
53.368634 -3.070938
53.368222 -3.070868
53.368177 -3.070852

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E1B11CB6-BF37-4794-AF41-378041B08BDB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.363989 -3.068729
53.363596 -3.068393
53.363267 -3.068084
53.363133 -3.067945
53.36299 -3.067791
53.362661 -3.067438
53.362083 -3.066777
53.361745 -3.066348
53.361621 -3.066164
53.361425 -3.065889
53.36103 -3.065296

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8E3F2E76-68FB-40F7-AF9D-DE8578671E88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.368177 -3.070852
53.368141 -3.070844
53.367594 -3.070717
53.367199 -3.070602
53.366894 -3.070504
53.366715 -3.070424
53.366411 -3.070297
53.36608 -3.070138
53.365981 -3.07009
53.36548 -3.069819
53.36485 -3.06939
53.363989 -3.068729
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-3.070998, 53.369110
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 10:00 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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