M53 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 16/5 to 18/1)

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M53 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 16/5 to 18/1)

Start time
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 9:29 PM
Expected end
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 31 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J3 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 9:29 PM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 10:14 PM
Cleared
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 16/5 to 18/1)
Coordinates
53.346182, -3.041613
Latitude span
53.342663 – 53.351785
Longitude span
-3.051316 – -3.032670
Bounding box centre
53.347224, -3.041993
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 9:29 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 31 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
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
862 m
To Distance
1,019 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.351785 -3.051316
53.351633 -3.051087
53.351242 -3.050491
53.350737 -3.049743

Segment 2

9 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
{E1024168-9191-4CE6-86A2-64259153E2C2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
341 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
53.342663 -3.03267

Segment 3

18 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
1,129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.350284 -3.049071
53.349983 -3.048597
53.348315 -3.046078
53.347685 -3.045116
53.346842 -3.043849
53.346426 -3.043147
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
31
First coordinate pair
-3.051316, 53.351785
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 9:29 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 10:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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