M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/5 to 24/6)

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M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/5 to 24/6)

Start time
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 1:38 PM
Last updated
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 3:47 AM
Cleared
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/5 to 24/6)
Coordinates
53.304775, -2.979468
Latitude span
53.303631 – 53.306348
Longitude span
-2.987320 – -2.973501
Bounding box centre
53.304990, -2.980411
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

4 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
774 m
To Distance
1,126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.306348 -2.98732
53.305781 -2.984513
53.305764 -2.984408
53.305332 -2.982327

Segment 2

11 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
617 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.305332 -2.982327
53.305029 -2.980849
53.304917 -2.980246
53.304908 -2.980191
53.304555 -2.978392
53.304244 -2.97687
53.304106 -2.976116
53.304004 -2.975614
53.303968 -2.975438
53.303711 -2.973901
53.303631 -2.973501
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.987320, 53.306348
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 1:38 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 3:47 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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