M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/2 to 22/0)

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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/2 to 22/0)

Start time
Sat, Dec 27, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Dec 9, 2025 10:11 AM
Last updated
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 3:06 AM
Cleared
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/2 to 22/0)
Coordinates
53.316235, -3.008699
Latitude span
53.313175 – 53.319908
Longitude span
-3.009935 – -3.007072
Bounding box centre
53.316542, -3.008504
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Dec 27, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 5:00 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{FA9AA8E6-A69C-4CA0-B1A2-26EFB03D795B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
385 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.316426 -3.009001
53.315521 -3.008664
53.315127 -3.008475
53.314715 -3.008255
53.314099 -3.00782
53.3135 -3.007371
53.313197 -3.007094
53.313175 -3.007072

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{93E1837F-10F2-47F4-92D9-EC386584785B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
540 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.319908 -3.009935
53.319673 -3.009873
53.319081 -3.009724
53.318094 -3.009461
53.317682 -3.009361
53.316704 -3.009083
53.316432 -3.009001
53.316426 -3.009001
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-3.009001, 53.316426
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
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, Dec 9, 2025 10:11 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 3:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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