M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 14/7 to 15/1)

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M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 14/7 to 15/1)

Start time
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 10:30 AM
Expected end
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 30 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J3 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 10:36 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 12:49 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 14/7 to 15/1)
Coordinates
53.362735, -3.067410
Latitude span
53.361028 – 53.364021
Longitude span
-3.068754 – -3.065293
Bounding box centre
53.362525, -3.067024
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
  • M53 southbound within J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 10:30 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
5 hours 30 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

11 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
{E1B11CB6-BF37-4794-AF41-378041B08BDB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.363989 -3.068729
53.363596 -3.068393
53.363267 -3.068084
53.363133 -3.067945
53.36299 -3.067791
53.362661 -3.067438
53.362083 -3.066777
53.361745 -3.066348
53.361621 -3.066164
53.361425 -3.065889
53.361028 -3.065293

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J3
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
{8E3F2E76-68FB-40F7-AF9D-DE8578671E88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
485 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.364021 -3.068754
53.363989 -3.068729
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-3.068729, 53.363989
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -3.068084,
                53.363267
            ],
            [
                -3.067945,
                53.363133
            ],
            [
                -3.067791,
                53.36299
            ],
            [
                -3.067438,
                53.362661
            ],
            [
                -3.066777,
                53.362083
            ],
            [
                -3.066348,
                53.361745
            ],
            [
                -3.066164,
                53.361621
            ],
            [
                -3.065889,
                53.361425
            ],
            [
                -3.065293,
                53.361028
            ],
            [
                -3.068754,
                53.364021
            ],
            [
                -3.068729,
                53.363989
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -3.068729,
            53.363989
        ],
        [
            -3.068393,
            53.363596
        ],
        [
            -3.068084,
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        ],
        [
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            53.363133
        ],
        [
            -3.067791,
            53.36299
        ],
        [
            -3.067438,
            53.362661
        ],
        [
            -3.066777,
            53.362083
        ],
        [
            -3.066348,
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        ],
        [
            -3.066164,
            53.361621
        ],
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            -3.065889,
            53.361425
        ],
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        ],
        [
            -3.068754,
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        ],
        [
            -3.068729,
            53.363989
        ]
    ]
]
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
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 10:36 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jun 4, 2026 12:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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