M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 15/2 to 16/4)

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M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 15/2 to 16/4)

Start time
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 40 minutes 2 seconds
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
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 2:05 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 5:26 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 12:40 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 15/2 to 16/4)
Coordinates
53.356340, -3.058209
Latitude span
53.352229 – 53.360386
Longitude span
-3.064328 – -3.051983
Bounding box centre
53.356308, -3.058156
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 4:00 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

8 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
0 m
To Distance
795 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.357529 -3.060014
53.357452 -3.0599
53.357186 -3.059487
53.353177 -3.053409
53.353167 -3.053395
53.352972 -3.053103
53.352751 -3.052767
53.352229 -3.051983

Segment 2

6 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
498 m
To Distance
926 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.360386 -3.064328
53.359869 -3.063554
53.358968 -3.062206
53.35801 -3.06074
53.357537 -3.060025
53.357529 -3.060014
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-3.060014, 53.357529
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -3.060025,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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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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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
13
Record created
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 2:05 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 5:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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