M53 Southbound lane 3closure (MP 17/3 to 18/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 3closure (MP 17/3 to 18/1)

Start time
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 10:16 AM
Expected end
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 3:30 PM
Duration
5 hours 14 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J3 And J4
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
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 10:16 AM
Last updated
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 1:54 PM
Cleared
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 3:30 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 3closure (MP 17/3 to 18/1)
Coordinates
53.344395, -3.038324
Latitude span
53.342698 – 53.346283
Longitude span
-3.042894 – -3.032816
Bounding box centre
53.344491, -3.037855
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 10:16 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 3:30 PM
Feed window length
5 hours 14 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

9 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
{E1024168-9191-4CE6-86A2-64259153E2C2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
330 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.343887 -3.037363
53.343651 -3.036636
53.343634 -3.036573
53.34352 -3.036167
53.343381 -3.035638
53.34307 -3.034384
53.343025 -3.034202
53.342843 -3.033432
53.342698 -3.032816

Segment 2

12 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
673 m
To Distance
1,129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.346283 -3.042894
53.346275 -3.042881
53.346134 -3.04263
53.345824 -3.042051
53.345674 -3.041762
53.345276 -3.040941
53.345136 -3.040607
53.344854 -3.039955
53.344722 -3.039636
53.344475 -3.039014
53.344054 -3.037862
53.343887 -3.037363
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-3.037363, 53.343887
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 10:16 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 1:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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