M53 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 21/4 to 24/2)

Cleared

M53 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 21/4 to 24/2)

Start time
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 25 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jun 6, 2026 2:26 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 4:06 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 4:25 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 21/4 to 24/2)
Coordinates
53.310531, -2.999554
Latitude span
53.304472 – 53.318429
Longitude span
-3.009550 – -2.977986
Bounding box centre
53.311451, -2.993768
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 5:00 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
706 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.318094 -3.009461
53.317682 -3.009361
53.316704 -3.009083
53.316432 -3.009001
53.316426 -3.009001

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.305029 -2.980849
53.304917 -2.980246
53.304908 -2.980191
53.304555 -2.978392
53.304472 -2.977986

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
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
{A9D8A245-4E2A-4248-B778-EBF0317F35D8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.308198 -2.996515
53.307978 -2.995415
53.307283 -2.991947
53.305781 -2.984513
53.305764 -2.984408
53.305332 -2.982327

Segment 4

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
1,175 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.313197 -3.007094
53.312698 -3.006617
53.312484 -3.006386
53.312288 -3.006157
53.312173 -3.006019
53.312083 -3.005912
53.311888 -3.005682
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53.308718 -2.998794
53.308614 -2.998416
53.308597 -2.998326
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-3.009550, 53.318429
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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View road section coordinates
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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
20
Record created
Sat, Jun 6, 2026 2:26 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 4:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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