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M53 Motorway - Temporary Prohibition Of Traffic For Resurfacing Works

CH46Published 24/08/26
Liverpool Echo • 

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

THE M53 MOTORWAY (MORETON SPUR WESTBOUND DUAL CARRIAGEWAY)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 09346363) intends to make an Order on the M53 Motorway in the Borough of Wirral, in the County of Merseyside to enable resurfacing works of the Moreton Spur Roundabout, to be carried out in safety. 

The Order will ban all traffic from the M53 westbound carriageway, from the exit slip road at J2a to the Moreton Road Bridge.

The prohibition is expected to be in place overnight between 21:00 and 06:00 during a period starting on Monday 21 September 2026 and ending on Saturday 10 October 2026.

However, works may start and continue between the same times on subsequent nights or until completed. Diversions routes via alternative junctions of the M53 Motorway and local roads will be well signed.

The prohibition will not apply to emergency services, works, or traffic officer vehicles. 

The prohibition will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs. 

The Order comes into force on 20 September 2026 and has a maximum duration of eighteen months. For further information, contact sam.smith@nationalhighways.co.uk 

S Smith, an official of National Highways Limited, 100 Embankment, Cathedral Approach, Salford, M3 7FB.

National Highways Limited, Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA. Registered in England & Wales number 09346363.

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