M53 northbound jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure

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M53 northbound jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Northbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 12:28 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 10:01 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 northbound jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.303523, -2.963423
Latitude span
53.302372 – 53.303957
Longitude span
-2.967535 – -2.960812
Bounding box centre
53.303165, -2.964174
Location descriptions
  • M53 northbound between J5 and J4
  • M53 J5 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{026058FE-7E69-4735-BD4D-62D682807624}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
104 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.302876 -2.966215
53.302461 -2.9673
53.302372 -2.967535

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J5 northbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9FA226B2-5D38-4017-8E20-F9BADCF79B0D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
7 m
To Distance
396 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.30382 -2.960812
53.303896 -2.961015
53.303922 -2.96112
53.30394 -2.961226
53.303957 -2.961331
53.303955 -2.961496
53.303925 -2.961856
53.303896 -2.9622
53.30383 -2.962589
53.303773 -2.962978
53.303679 -2.963426
53.303577 -2.963874
53.30352 -2.964143
53.303388 -2.964651
53.30327 -2.965049
53.302876 -2.966215
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.966215, 53.302876
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 12:28 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 10:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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