M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 10/9 to 12/3)

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M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 10/9 to 12/3)

Start time
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J2 And J3
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
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 10:50 AM
Last updated
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Cleared
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 10/9 to 12/3)
Coordinates
53.387585, -3.085677
Latitude span
53.383172 – 53.393920
Longitude span
-3.087520 – -3.082933
Bounding box centre
53.388546, -3.085227
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J3
  • M53 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
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
{68582B65-817F-4D29-8B54-DC73D56AF93D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
666 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.391465 -3.087044
53.390828 -3.086916
53.390523 -3.086855
53.389814 -3.086732
53.389132 -3.086579
53.388774 -3.086465
53.388612 -3.086431
53.388406 -3.086365
53.38812 -3.086268
53.387681 -3.086106
53.387358 -3.085963
53.386776 -3.085677
53.386508 -3.085535

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{8C32AFCC-76DF-424B-8D4C-91FB48036B64}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
369 m
To Distance
539 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.39392 -3.08752
53.3924 -3.087219

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
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
{2A633954-89C2-40D0-9256-BE769810C95A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.386428 -3.085488
53.38624 -3.085393
53.386168 -3.085348
53.385721 -3.085064
53.385409 -3.084861
53.384926 -3.084503
53.384721 -3.084347
53.38423 -3.083944
53.383936 -3.083696
53.383357 -3.083125
53.383172 -3.082933

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
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
{BEAC7029-3F5B-458A-82AD-78B29E951769}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.386508 -3.085535
53.386428 -3.085488
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-3.087219, 53.392400
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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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
1
Record created
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 10:50 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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