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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 10/6 to 13/8)

Cleared

M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 10/6 to 13/8)

Start time
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 8:16 PM
Expected end
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 44 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 8:16 PM
Last updated
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 11:51 PM
Cleared
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 10/6 to 13/8)
Coordinates
53.382604, -3.080535
Latitude span
53.370879 – 53.397684
Longitude span
-3.088264 – -3.071224
Bounding box centre
53.384282, -3.079744
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J3
  • M53 southbound within J3
  • M53 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 8:16 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 44 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

31 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{2A633954-89C2-40D0-9256-BE769810C95A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,553 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{E4F82B7C-DDFF-4811-ABAD-65BE6F5845C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
398 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
666 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.371409 -3.071294
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
72 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
69
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 8:16 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 11:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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