M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/5 to 22/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/5 to 22/1)

Start time
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 9:43 AM
Expected end
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
7 hours 17 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
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
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 12:52 PM
Last updated
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 1:07 PM
Cleared
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 21/5 to 22/1)
Coordinates
53.314804, -3.008029
Latitude span
53.312442 – 53.317486
Longitude span
-3.009305 – -3.006338
Bounding box centre
53.314964, -3.007822
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 9:43 AM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours 17 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

10 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
480 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
53.312698 -3.006617
53.312484 -3.006386
53.312442 -3.006338

Segment 2

4 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
813 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.317486 -3.009305
53.316704 -3.009083
53.316432 -3.009001
53.316426 -3.009001
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-3.009001, 53.316426
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 12:52 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 1:07 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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