M53 closed J3

Road closure on the M53 at J3 on Tuesday 22 September 2026, from 21:14. Cleared at 05:32 after 8 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 05:32 on 23 Sept 2026, after 8 h 18 min

Location

M53 J3

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Tue 21:14 TomTom: road closed
2. Wed 04:03 TomTom: lane closure
3. Wed 05:32 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Wed 05:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Lane closed
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M53

• M53 stopped traffic J9–J1029 Oct 2026 16:17 · cleared after 2 h 32 min
• M53 stopped traffic J2–J128 Oct 2026 18:20 · cleared after 46 min
• M53 stopped traffic J9–J1028 Oct 2026 16:18 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• M53 stopped traffic J2–J114 Oct 2026 08:29 · cleared after 1 h 27 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M53 J3.

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