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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 14/4)

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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 14/4)

Start time
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within 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
Tue, Jan 6, 2026 3:05 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 6:38 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 14/4)
Coordinates
53.369171, -3.070949
Latitude span
53.366498 – 53.371742
Longitude span
-3.071357 – -3.070333
Bounding box centre
53.369120, -3.070845
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
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 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
{34B10A61-F7FF-481A-A448-B891A4415C8E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.369685 -3.07107
53.368634 -3.070938
53.368222 -3.070868
53.368177 -3.070852

Segment 2

3 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
{4EB8F57A-1271-4FB1-892B-F3A14F6F9707}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.371409 -3.071294
53.370565 -3.071182
53.369766 -3.071072

Segment 3

4 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
361 m
To Distance
398 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.371742 -3.071357
53.371687 -3.071346
53.371445 -3.071295
53.371409 -3.071294

Segment 4

7 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
{8E3F2E76-68FB-40F7-AF9D-DE8578671E88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
190 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.368177 -3.070852
53.368141 -3.070844
53.367594 -3.070717
53.367199 -3.070602
53.366894 -3.070504
53.366715 -3.070424
53.366498 -3.070333

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
{FBDC925C-DFC6-4BAA-8707-C0477B517B05}
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 
53.369766 -3.071072
53.369685 -3.07107
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-3.071070, 53.369685
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
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
Tue, Jan 6, 2026 3:05 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 6:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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