M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 10/1 to 11/2)

Cleared

M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 10/1 to 11/2)

Start time
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 3, 2026 7:56 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:56 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 12:45 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 10/1 to 11/2)
Coordinates
53.398777, -3.088350
Latitude span
53.392532 – 53.402323
Longitude span
-3.088765 – -3.087245
Bounding box centre
53.397428, -3.088005
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
8 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 within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{8C32AFCC-76DF-424B-8D4C-91FB48036B64}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
525 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397217 -3.088184
53.39448 -3.087648
53.39414 -3.087564
53.392532 -3.087245

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{5515A551-D371-4721-B616-4471A09DD1F3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
22 m
To Distance
468 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.402323 -3.088596
53.402274 -3.088613
53.401869 -3.088693
53.401779 -3.088706
53.401131 -3.088765
53.400583 -3.088751
53.400197 -3.088726
53.400071 -3.088707
53.399353 -3.088584
53.39833 -3.088392

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{1FBCE68C-B538-4664-B2B5-9E133BDF9797}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.39833 -3.088392
53.397379 -3.088203
53.397217 -3.088184
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-3.088184, 53.397217
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -3.088184,
            53.397217
        ],
        [
            -3.087648,
            53.39448
        ],
        [
            -3.087564,
            53.39414
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -3.088584,
            53.399353
        ],
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            53.39833
        ],
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            53.39833
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jun 3, 2026 7:56 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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