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
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:12 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 13 minutes 1 second
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
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 11:15 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 12:07 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 12:25 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/7 to 16/8)
Coordinates
53.351933, -3.051541
Latitude span
53.349616 – 53.356892
Longitude span
-3.059042 – -3.048044
Bounding box centre
53.353254, -3.053543
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:12 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 48 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

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
168 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
53.349616 -3.048044

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
95 m
To Distance
1,019 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.356892 -3.059042
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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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 11:15 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 12:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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