M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 16/5 to 18/7)

Cleared

M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 16/5 to 18/7)

Start time
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J3 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 9:42 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 12:48 PM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 16/5 to 18/7)
Coordinates
53.344785, -3.037674
Latitude span
53.340182 – 53.351766
Longitude span
-3.051287 – -3.024872
Bounding box centre
53.345974, -3.038080
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
  • M53 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:00 PM
Feed window length
9 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 between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{4855BA89-B1A3-4918-A750-6A34C7C35CFE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
865 m
To Distance
1,019 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.351766 -3.051287
53.351633 -3.051087
53.351242 -3.050491
53.350737 -3.049743

Segment 2

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{E1024168-9191-4CE6-86A2-64259153E2C2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
906 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.343025 -3.034202
53.342843 -3.033432
53.342565 -3.032254
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53.341722 -3.029005
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53.341407 -3.028005
53.341337 -3.027763
53.341205 -3.027415
53.340881 -3.026521
53.340766 -3.026202
53.340325 -3.02517

Segment 3

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{E4994264-9F5D-4B05-A0B8-E93CDCC23208}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.349983 -3.048597
53.348315 -3.046078
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53.346842 -3.043849
53.346426 -3.043147
53.346275 -3.042881
53.346134 -3.04263
53.345824 -3.042051
53.345674 -3.041762
53.345276 -3.040941
53.345136 -3.040607
53.344854 -3.039955
53.344722 -3.039636
53.344475 -3.039014
53.344054 -3.037862
53.343887 -3.037363

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{4858BD98-1F5F-4214-BAAC-3DF6AAB1A9B6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.340325 -3.02517
53.340182 -3.024872
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-3.051287, 53.351766
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 9:42 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 12:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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