M53 northbound Jct 7 entry slip road lane 2 closure

Cleared

Start time: Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 35 minutes 1 second
Road: M53 – M53 J7 Northbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 2:25 AM
Last updated: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:15 AM
Cleared: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:35 AM

Latest update: M53 northbound Jct 7 entry slip road lane 2 closure

Coordinates: 53.296009, -2.925389
Latitude span: 53.295282 – 53.296438
Longitude span: -2.929293 – -2.922332
Bounding box centre: 53.295860, -2.925813
Location descriptions: M53 J7 northbound access

M53 northbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, Oct 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Oct 12, 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

17 coordinate pairs

Description: M53 J7 northbound access
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: {299CFBE3-D566-45FB-BB9C-0352370CC17F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 14 m
To Distance: 479 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.296425 -2.923682
53.296405 -2.923892
53.296367 -2.924176
53.29632 -2.92446
53.296301 -2.92455
53.296005 -2.92562
53.295959 -2.925788
53.295848 -2.92619
53.295671 -2.926938
53.295527 -2.927625
53.295405 -2.928282
53.295321 -2.928967

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M53 northbound between J7 and J6
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 End1
Linear Element Road: M53
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1F51E074-78DF-4B85-970A-3885DA092CBE}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 22 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.295282 -2.929293

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 19
First coordinate pair: -2.922332, 53.296363
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 19

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other

Feed provider: National Highways
Data source: Roadworks
Feed version: 1
Record created: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 2:25 AM
Record versioned: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:15 AM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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