M53 Southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 11/4)

Planned

M53 Southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 11/4)

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:40 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:01 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 11/4)
Coordinates
53.394193, -3.087580
Latitude span
53.390779 – 53.397819
Longitude span
-3.088290 – -3.086907
Bounding box centre
53.394299, -3.087599
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J3
  • M53 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{68582B65-817F-4D29-8B54-DC73D56AF93D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
181 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.3924 -3.087219
53.391465 -3.087044
53.390828 -3.086916
53.390779 -3.086907

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
539 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
53.3924 -3.087219

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
57 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397819 -3.08829
53.397379 -3.088203
53.397217 -3.088184
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-3.087219, 53.392400
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
            [
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                53.397379
            ],
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                53.397217
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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            53.3924
        ],
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            -3.087044,
            53.391465
        ],
        [
            -3.086916,
            53.390828
        ],
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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
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
2
Record created
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:40 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 7:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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