M53 Junction 8 Traffic

🚨 Live at M53 J8 right now

Checked 15:18 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M53 J8 right now.

Planned closures at M53 J8

🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M53 Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

↑ NorthboundPart closure

🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M53 Northbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure

↑ NorthboundPart closure

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M53 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M53 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M53 junction 8 at 15:18.

Is M53 junction 8 closed tonight?

No full closures. M53 junction 8 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00; and Northbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00.

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Is M53 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M53 junction 8 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 6 lane or slip road closures are planned: Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, Fri 20:00 to 06:00; and Northbound Jct 8 entry slip road closure, Fri 20:00 to 06:00 and 4 more.

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Is there an accident at M53 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M53 junction 8 since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M53 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Neston, Chester.

📍 Heading to… from M53 J8

Also near this junction

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Shopping · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 2.5 miles south-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Airport · Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside 3.5 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Chester Zoo Zoo & wildlife · Chester, Cheshire 5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Queensway Tunnel Crossing · Liverpool / Birkenhead, Merseyside 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal Ferry port · Birkenhead, Merseyside 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing · Runcorn / Widnes, Cheshire 9 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M53 at J8

57Collisions

1Fatal

8Serious

75Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 375 of 556 UK junctions on record · 5 of 12 on the M53

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,049 collisions are on record, 12 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M53 itself, within 2 miles of J8. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M53 J8 → 5 of 12 junctions on the M53 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M53 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M53 junction 8?

M53 J8 is at Ellesmere Port & Little Stanney. National Highways signs it as Ellesmere Port. The nearest town is Ellesmere Port.

Is there an accident at M53 J8?

No — as of 15:18 National Highways list nothing at M53 J8. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M53 junction 8 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M53 Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M53 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 57 collisions on the M53 within 2 miles of J8, including 1 fatal and 8 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,049 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 375 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M53 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M53 J8: Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet (shopping, Ellesmere Port), about 2.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 3.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Chester Zoo (zoo & wildlife, Chester), about 5 miles south in a straight line; Queensway Tunnel (crossing, Liverpool / Birkenhead), about 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal (ferry port, Birkenhead), about 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 9 miles north-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Ellesmere Port 1.2 mi Bebington 5.4 mi Neston 6.4 mi Chester 7.3 mi

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