M53 Southbound Lane 3 closure with switching (MP 23/5 to 24/5)

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M53 Southbound Lane 3 closure with switching (MP 23/5 to 24/5)

Start time
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
21 hours 55 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 2, 2026 3:51 AM
Last updated
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 3:40 AM
Cleared
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 3:55 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lane 3 closure with switching (MP 23/5 to 24/5)
Coordinates
53.304865, -2.979937
Latitude span
53.303785 – 53.306381
Longitude span
-2.987482 – -2.974347
Bounding box centre
53.305083, -2.980915
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
1 month 2 weeks 3 days
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)
true
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
2 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
{AFB74ADA-BEF8-4451-992E-1F7E1D3B3A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
559 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.305332 -2.982327
53.305029 -2.980849
53.304917 -2.980246
53.304908 -2.980191
53.304555 -2.978392
53.304244 -2.97687
53.304106 -2.976116
53.304004 -2.975614
53.303968 -2.975438
53.303785 -2.974347

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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A9D8A245-4E2A-4248-B778-EBF0317F35D8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
763 m
To Distance
1,126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.306381 -2.987482
53.305781 -2.984513
53.305764 -2.984408
53.305332 -2.982327
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.982327, 53.305332
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                -2.980191,
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            ],
            [
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                53.304244
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.982327,
            53.305332
        ],
        [
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            53.305029
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        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Restrictions in effect
Width restriction
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
6
Record created
Tue, Jun 2, 2026 3:51 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 3:40 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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