M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/5 to 24/5)

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M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/5 to 24/5)

Start time
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 11:41 PM
Last updated
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 4:22 AM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/5 to 24/5)
Coordinates
53.307048, -2.990461
Latitude span
53.303812 – 53.309978
Longitude span
-3.002430 – -2.974508
Bounding box centre
53.306895, -2.988469
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 25, 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

10 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
2 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
{AFB74ADA-BEF8-4451-992E-1F7E1D3B3A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
547 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.305332 -2.982327
53.305029 -2.980849
53.304917 -2.980246
53.304908 -2.980191
53.304555 -2.978392
53.304244 -2.97687
53.304106 -2.976116
53.304004 -2.975614
53.303968 -2.975438
53.303812 -2.974508

Segment 2

10 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
860 m
To Distance
1,175 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.309978 -3.00243
53.309717 -3.001864
53.309392 -3.001031
53.309242 -3.000622
53.309068 -3.000048
53.308901 -2.999488
53.308823 -2.999186
53.308718 -2.998794
53.308614 -2.998416
53.308597 -2.998326

Segment 3

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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A9D8A245-4E2A-4248-B778-EBF0317F35D8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.308597 -2.998326
53.308544 -2.998114
53.308449 -2.997722
53.308353 -2.997314
53.308276 -2.996922
53.308198 -2.996515
53.307978 -2.995415
53.307283 -2.991947
53.305781 -2.984513
53.305764 -2.984408
53.305332 -2.982327
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.982327, 53.305332
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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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
3
Record created
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 11:41 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 4:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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