M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/8 to 19/3)

Cleared

M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/8 to 19/3)

Start time
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 9:32 AM
Expected end
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
6 hours 28 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 9:32 AM
Last updated
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 1:30 PM
Cleared
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/8 to 19/3)
Coordinates
53.338151, -3.021331
Latitude span
53.336200 – 53.339647
Longitude span
-3.023763 – -3.018708
Bounding box centre
53.337924, -3.021236
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 9:32 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
6 hours 28 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

6 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
{62EC9997-606A-4F5E-AE5E-B9A9E98E242B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.337979 -3.020954
53.337606 -3.02042
53.337375 -3.020114
53.336922 -3.019532
53.33669 -3.019256
53.3362 -3.018708

Segment 2

5 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
152 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
53.338041 -3.021046
53.337979 -3.020954

Segment 3

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
{4858BD98-1F5F-4214-BAAC-3DF6AAB1A9B6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
120 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.339647 -3.023763
53.339521 -3.023529
53.339088 -3.022723
53.338973 -3.022525
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-3.020954, 53.337979
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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                -3.022723,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -3.020954,
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        ],
        [
            -3.02042,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 9:32 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 1:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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