M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road closure

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M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road closure

Start time
Tue, Apr 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Apr 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 J3 Southbound Access
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
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 5:05 PM
Last updated
Tue, Apr 21, 2026 3:22 AM
Cleared
Wed, Apr 22, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
53.365181, -3.068999
Latitude span
53.361908 – 53.368250
Longitude span
-3.070427 – -3.066555
Bounding box centre
53.365079, -3.068491
Location descriptions
  • M53 J3 southbound access
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Apr 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Apr 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J3 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{381150F4-ADA5-4194-8C16-495BA5CBB815}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
15 m
To Distance
505 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.36825 -3.070364
53.368199 -3.070386
53.368145 -3.070399
53.368082 -3.070414
53.36801 -3.070427
53.367857 -3.070378
53.366082 -3.069883
53.365737 -3.06975
53.365272 -3.069543
53.363989 -3.068729

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
273 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
53.361908 -3.066555
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-3.070364, 53.368250
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -3.070364,
            53.36825
        ],
        [
            -3.070386,
            53.368199
        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 5:05 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Apr 21, 2026 3:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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