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

Planned

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

Start time
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 10:38 AM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:42 PM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lane 3 closure (MP 21/2 to 22/0)
Coordinates
53.315012, -3.008252
Latitude span
53.313168 – 53.316522
Longitude span
-3.009028 – -3.007066
Bounding box centre
53.314845, -3.008047
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 5:00 AM
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

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
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
{FA9AA8E6-A69C-4CA0-B1A2-26EFB03D795B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
386 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
53.313168 -3.007066

Segment 2

3 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
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
{93E1837F-10F2-47F4-92D9-EC386584785B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
921 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.316522 -3.009028
53.316432 -3.009001
53.316426 -3.009001
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-3.009001, 53.316426
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
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            ],
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                -3.007371,
                53.3135
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            ],
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                53.313168
            ],
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            ],
            [
                -3.009001,
                53.316432
            ],
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                53.316426
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -3.009001,
            53.316426
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        [
            -3.008664,
            53.315521
        ],
        [
            -3.008475,
            53.315127
        ],
        [
            -3.008255,
            53.314715
        ],
        [
            -3.00782,
            53.314099
        ],
        [
            -3.007371,
            53.3135
        ],
        [
            -3.007094,
            53.313197
        ],
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            -3.007066,
            53.313168
        ],
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            -3.009028,
            53.316522
        ],
        [
            -3.009001,
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 10:38 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:42 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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