M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road lane 2 closure

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M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road lane 2 closure

Start time
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M53 – M53 J3 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:37 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 1:51 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 2:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road lane 2 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
Suspended
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J3 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -3.070364,
            53.36825
        ],
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            -3.070386,
            53.368199
        ],
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            -3.070399,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -3.068729,
            53.363989
        ],
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            -3.068393,
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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
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:37 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 1:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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