M53 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 9/5)

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M53 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 9/5)

Start time
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Northbound Within J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 8:25 PM
Last updated
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 11:42 PM
Cleared
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 9/5)
Coordinates
53.404534, -3.087951
Latitude span
53.400640 – 53.407491
Longitude span
-3.089004 – -3.086193
Bounding box centre
53.404066, -3.087599
Location descriptions
  • M53 northbound within J2
  • M53 northbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{EEBD5986-F939-4069-B320-C0EFB97CACA7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
260 m
To Distance
357 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.40064 -3.088959
53.401511 -3.089004

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{EB6B55EE-CF2F-4726-95B1-4A045EF3F23B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
418 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.401511 -3.089004
53.401866 -3.088979
53.402488 -3.088874
53.4031 -3.08874
53.403596 -3.088587
53.404101 -3.088404
53.404327 -3.088305
53.404552 -3.088205
53.405076 -3.087948
53.405203 -3.087876

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{8FF2CBF9-49F6-4A76-B2B4-CC5CB9614A42}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
266 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.405302 -3.087818
53.405437 -3.087746
53.405763 -3.087544
53.406378 -3.087093
53.40665 -3.086905
53.406876 -3.08673
53.407365 -3.086306
53.407491 -3.086193

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{0EA6847D-19F6-4658-A604-37E4868B4B4B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.405203 -3.087876
53.405302 -3.087818
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-3.088959, 53.400640
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 8:25 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 11:42 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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