M53 southbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 30/8 to 31/5)

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M53 southbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 30/8 to 31/5)

Start time
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:25 PM
Expected end
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 35 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:26 PM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 11:45 PM
Cleared
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 30/8 to 31/5)
Coordinates
53.283963, -2.888766
Latitude span
53.281403 – 53.286620
Longitude span
-2.893475 – -2.885689
Bounding box centre
53.284012, -2.889582
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J9
  • M53 southbound between J9 and J10
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:25 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 35 minutes
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DD65DE9F-12FE-4020-8071-43A29BC1B055}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
2 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.28662 -2.893475
53.286145 -2.89244
53.286013 -2.892154
53.285906 -2.891925

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{67AB5246-772E-43E2-A605-EF46F79D3B2C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
285 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.285906 -2.891925
53.285538 -2.891099
53.285188 -2.89036
53.284703 -2.889413
53.284269 -2.888639

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J9 and J10
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7639BE91-5132-4829-AA58-6F51C1BF9C39}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
376 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.284269 -2.888639
53.283885 -2.888103
53.283618 -2.887752
53.283494 -2.8876
53.283039 -2.887065
53.282852 -2.886867
53.28254 -2.88656
53.282316 -2.886376
53.282191 -2.886268
53.281852 -2.885991
53.281485 -2.885743
53.281403 -2.885689
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.893475, 53.286620
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:26 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 11:45 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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