M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 8/8 to carriageway closure)

Planned

M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 8/8 to carriageway closure)

Start time
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:43 AM
Last updated
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:12 AM
Cleared
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 8/8 to carriageway closure)
Coordinates
53.414493, -3.071850
Latitude span
53.414024 – 53.414914
Longitude span
-3.073567 – -3.069984
Bounding box centre
53.414469, -3.071776
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J1
  • link road from A5139 westbound to M53 J1 southbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 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 within J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{0DFF1810-C37D-4520-8297-0DA2422C82E2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
134 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.414562 -3.07176
53.414182 -3.073074
53.414167 -3.073119
53.414024 -3.073567

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A5139 westbound to M53 J1 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{75A804D4-3595-4D4A-B877-53D24353293B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
35 m
To Distance
159 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.414914 -3.069984
53.41476 -3.070742
53.414661 -3.071187
53.414601 -3.07146
53.414562 -3.07176
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-3.071760, 53.414562
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                53.414167
            ],
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                53.414024
            ],
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                53.414914
            ],
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                53.41476
            ],
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            ],
            [
                -3.07146,
                53.414601
            ],
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            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -3.07176,
            53.414562
        ],
        [
            -3.073074,
            53.414182
        ],
        [
            -3.073119,
            53.414167
        ],
        [
            -3.073567,
            53.414024
        ],
        [
            -3.069984,
            53.414914
        ],
        [
            -3.070742,
            53.41476
        ],
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            53.414661
        ],
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            -3.07146,
            53.414601
        ],
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            53.414562
        ]
    ]
]
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
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 11:43 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:12 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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