M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/5 to 12/4)

Planned

M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/5 to 12/4)

Start time
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 9:00 PM
Duration
2 weeks 16 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 8:51 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:54 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/5 to 12/4)
Coordinates
53.386021, -3.084917
Latitude span
53.382107 – 53.389912
Longitude span
-3.086749 – -3.081734
Bounding box centre
53.386010, -3.084242
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 9:00 PM
Feed window length
2 weeks 16 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

11 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
278 m
To Distance
666 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.389912 -3.086749
53.389814 -3.086732
53.389132 -3.086579
53.388774 -3.086465
53.388612 -3.086431
53.388406 -3.086365
53.38812 -3.086268
53.387681 -3.086106
53.387358 -3.085963
53.386776 -3.085677
53.386508 -3.085535

Segment 2

15 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
543 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.386428 -3.085488
53.38624 -3.085393
53.386168 -3.085348
53.385721 -3.085064
53.385409 -3.084861
53.384926 -3.084503
53.384721 -3.084347
53.38423 -3.083944
53.383936 -3.083696
53.383357 -3.083125
53.383104 -3.082863
53.383001 -3.082755
53.382671 -3.082401
53.382547 -3.082262
53.382107 -3.081734

Segment 3

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
{BEAC7029-3F5B-458A-82AD-78B29E951769}
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
53.386508 -3.085535
53.386428 -3.085488
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-3.086749, 53.389912
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 8:51 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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