M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 17/9 to 19/3)

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M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 17/9 to 19/3)

Start time
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 8:18 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 3:55 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 17/9 to 19/3)
Coordinates
53.340145, -3.025907
Latitude span
53.336201 – 53.343383
Longitude span
-3.035647 – -3.018709
Bounding box centre
53.339792, -3.027178
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J4
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J4
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
{62EC9997-606A-4F5E-AE5E-B9A9E98E242B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.337979 -3.020954
53.337606 -3.02042
53.337375 -3.020114
53.336922 -3.019532
53.33669 -3.019256
53.336201 -3.018709

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J4
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
{F38D3223-90EE-4B12-945D-8A70792DA657}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
152 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.338973 -3.022525
53.338813 -3.022251
53.33845 -3.021671
53.338041 -3.021046
53.337979 -3.020954

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J4
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
{4858BD98-1F5F-4214-BAAC-3DF6AAB1A9B6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.340325 -3.02517
53.340157 -3.024821
53.34014 -3.024784
53.339734 -3.023925
53.339521 -3.023529
53.339088 -3.022723
53.338973 -3.022525

Segment 4

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E1024168-9191-4CE6-86A2-64259153E2C2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
127 m
To Distance
906 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.343383 -3.035647
53.343381 -3.035638
53.34307 -3.034384
53.343025 -3.034202
53.342843 -3.033432
53.342565 -3.032254
53.342262 -3.031
53.342088 -3.030305
53.341722 -3.029005
53.341713 -3.028974
53.341407 -3.028005
53.341337 -3.027763
53.341205 -3.027415
53.340881 -3.026521
53.340766 -3.026202
53.340325 -3.02517
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-3.020954, 53.337979
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 8:18 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 3:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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