M53 Southbound Moreton Spur lane 2 closure

Planned

M53 Southbound Moreton Spur lane 2 closure

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – Link Road From A551 To M53 J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:56 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Moreton Spur lane 2 closure
Coordinates
53.395658, -3.096966
Latitude span
53.394091 – 53.397644
Longitude span
-3.103656 – -3.090726
Bounding box centre
53.395868, -3.097191
Location descriptions
  • link road from A551 to M53 J2
  • M53 northbound within J2A
  • M53 J2 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A551 to M53 J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B4FF8F91-E422-4871-B466-57483D08B603}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
662 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.394777 -3.100408
53.394796 -3.100303
53.395021 -3.099256
53.395444 -3.097222
53.395943 -3.094813
53.396027 -3.094485
53.396157 -3.094067
53.396286 -3.093679
53.396387 -3.093441
53.396709 -3.092667
53.397103 -3.09179
53.397262 -3.09145

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 northbound within J2A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5B04E7BD-E443-4798-A913-43545B848CFA}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
210 m
To Distance
361 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.394091 -3.103656
53.394128 -3.103474
53.394234 -3.102995
53.394553 -3.101519

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J2 northbound access
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B46C2A0A-9EB2-4646-99DD-DD0E23B4923C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
64 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397262 -3.09145
53.397644 -3.090726

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A551 to M53 J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{481940B4-15BA-4B99-AE14-3DFE57824634}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
78 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.394553 -3.101519
53.394777 -3.100408
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-3.100408, 53.394777
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
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
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:56 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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