M53 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/7 to 16/8)

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M53 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/7 to 16/8)

Start time
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J3 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 6:51 AM
Last updated
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 7:16 PM
Cleared
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/7 to 16/8)
Coordinates
53.351934, -3.051544
Latitude span
53.349605 – 53.356923
Longitude span
-3.059090 – -3.048027
Bounding box centre
53.353264, -3.053559
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
170 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.350737 -3.049743
53.350284 -3.049071
53.349983 -3.048597
53.349605 -3.048027

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{4855BA89-B1A3-4918-A750-6A34C7C35CFE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
91 m
To Distance
1,019 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.356923 -3.05909
53.353177 -3.053409
53.353167 -3.053395
53.352972 -3.053103
53.352751 -3.052767
53.351633 -3.051087
53.351242 -3.050491
53.350737 -3.049743
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-3.049743, 53.350737
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -3.052767,
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            ],
            [
                -3.051087,
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            ],
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                -3.050491,
                53.351242
            ],
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                -3.049743,
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -3.049743,
            53.350737
        ],
        [
            -3.049071,
            53.350284
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -3.050491,
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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
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 6:51 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 7:16 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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