M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 19/0)

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M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 19/0)

Start time
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within 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
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 8:09 AM
Last updated
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 6:25 AM
Cleared
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 19/0)
Coordinates
53.339308, -3.023196
Latitude span
53.338360 – 53.340180
Longitude span
-3.024868 – -3.021534
Bounding box centre
53.339270, -3.023201
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 6:00 PM
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

7 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
25 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.34018 -3.024868
53.340157 -3.024821
53.34014 -3.024784
53.339734 -3.023925
53.339521 -3.023529
53.339088 -3.022723
53.338973 -3.022525

Segment 2

4 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
{F38D3223-90EE-4B12-945D-8A70792DA657}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.338973 -3.022525
53.338813 -3.022251
53.33845 -3.021671
53.33836 -3.021534
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-3.024868, 53.340180
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -3.024868,
                53.34018
            ],
            [
                -3.024821,
                53.340157
            ],
            [
                -3.024784,
                53.34014
            ],
            [
                -3.023925,
                53.339734
            ],
            [
                -3.023529,
                53.339521
            ],
            [
                -3.022723,
                53.339088
            ],
            [
                -3.022525,
                53.338973
            ],
            [
                -3.022525,
                53.338973
            ],
            [
                -3.022251,
                53.338813
            ],
            [
                -3.021671,
                53.33845
            ],
            [
                -3.021534,
                53.33836
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -3.024868,
            53.34018
        ],
        [
            -3.024821,
            53.340157
        ],
        [
            -3.024784,
            53.34014
        ],
        [
            -3.023925,
            53.339734
        ],
        [
            -3.023529,
            53.339521
        ],
        [
            -3.022723,
            53.339088
        ],
        [
            -3.022525,
            53.338973
        ],
        [
            -3.022525,
            53.338973
        ],
        [
            -3.022251,
            53.338813
        ],
        [
            -3.021671,
            53.33845
        ],
        [
            -3.021534,
            53.33836
        ]
    ]
]
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
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 8:09 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 6:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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