M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 22/2 to 22/9)

Cleared

M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 22/2 to 22/9)

Start time
Sun, Jan 18, 2026 8:22 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 38 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 12:39 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 1:15 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 22/2 to 22/9)
Coordinates
53.309540, -3.000837
Latitude span
53.308309 – 53.311739
Longitude span
-3.005479 – -2.997091
Bounding box centre
53.310024, -3.001285
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Jan 18, 2026 8:22 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 38 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
577 m
To Distance
1,175 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.311541 -3.005208
53.311186 -3.004675
53.310672 -3.003807
53.310521 -3.003534
53.31038 -3.00329
53.310372 -3.003275
53.31015 -3.002804
53.309717 -3.001864
53.309392 -3.001031
53.309242 -3.000622
53.309068 -3.000048
53.308901 -2.999488
53.308823 -2.999186
53.308718 -2.998794
53.308614 -2.998416
53.308597 -2.998326

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
88 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.308597 -2.998326
53.308544 -2.998114
53.308449 -2.997722
53.308353 -2.997314
53.308309 -2.997091
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-3.005479, 53.311739
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 12:39 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 1:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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