M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/8 to 21/9)

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M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/8 to 21/9)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 6:19 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:14 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:50 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/8 to 21/9)
Coordinates
53.317801, -3.009267
Latitude span
53.313940 – 53.323157
Longitude span
-3.010776 – -3.007701
Bounding box centre
53.318549, -3.009239
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
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
{FA9AA8E6-A69C-4CA0-B1A2-26EFB03D795B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
290 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.316426 -3.009001
53.315521 -3.008664
53.315127 -3.008475
53.314715 -3.008255
53.314099 -3.00782
53.31394 -3.007701

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
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
{93E1837F-10F2-47F4-92D9-EC386584785B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
174 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.323157 -3.010776
53.322462 -3.0106
53.321655 -3.010401
53.321422 -3.010335
53.319673 -3.009873
53.319081 -3.009724
53.318094 -3.009461
53.317682 -3.009361
53.316704 -3.009083
53.316432 -3.009001
53.316426 -3.009001
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-3.009001, 53.316426
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 6:19 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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