M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 17/0)

Cleared

M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 17/0)

Start time
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 AM
Duration
8 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
Fri, Oct 3, 2025 12:41 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 3:25 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 14/1 to 17/0)
Coordinates
53.360337, -3.062805
Latitude span
53.348263 – 53.369094
Longitude span
-3.070996 – -3.045999
Bounding box centre
53.358679, -3.058498
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J3
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

12 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
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.368141 -3.070844
53.367594 -3.070717
53.367199 -3.070602
53.366894 -3.070504
53.366715 -3.070424
53.366411 -3.070297
53.36608 -3.070138
53.365981 -3.07009
53.36548 -3.069819
53.36485 -3.06939
53.363989 -3.068729

Segment 2

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
65 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.369094 -3.070996
53.368634 -3.070938
53.368222 -3.070868
53.368177 -3.070852

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4855BA89-B1A3-4918-A750-6A34C7C35CFE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,019 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.357452 -3.0599
53.357186 -3.059487
53.353177 -3.053409
53.353167 -3.053395
53.352972 -3.053103
53.352751 -3.052767
53.351633 -3.051087
53.351242 -3.050491
53.350737 -3.049743

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E4994264-9F5D-4B05-A0B8-E93CDCC23208}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.350737 -3.049743
53.350284 -3.049071
53.349983 -3.048597
53.348315 -3.046078
53.348263 -3.045999

Segment 5

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E1B11CB6-BF37-4794-AF41-378041B08BDB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
926 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.362083 -3.066777
53.361745 -3.066348
53.361621 -3.066164
53.361425 -3.065889
53.359869 -3.063554
53.358968 -3.062206
53.35801 -3.06074
53.357537 -3.060025
53.357529 -3.060014
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
46
First coordinate pair
-3.070852, 53.368177
Road section segments
1
Road section points
46
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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
Fri, Oct 3, 2025 12:41 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 3:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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