M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 27/2 to 27/9)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 27/2 to 27/9)

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 34 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J6 And J7
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 10:41 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:15 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 27/2 to 27/9)
Coordinates
53.295826, -2.933176
Latitude span
53.295316 – 53.297208
Longitude span
-2.938161 – -2.928661
Bounding box centre
53.296262, -2.933411
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J6 and J7
  • M53 southbound within J7
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 19 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J6 and J7
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{470F2095-C4C6-478E-B4BC-B6EADEA28677}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
789 m
To Distance
1,479 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.297208 -2.938161
53.297042 -2.937889
53.296944 -2.937722
53.296608 -2.9371
53.296457 -2.936781
53.296307 -2.936418
53.296096 -2.935858
53.296008 -2.935616
53.295929 -2.935358
53.295921 -2.935329
53.295798 -2.934906
53.295693 -2.934484
53.295598 -2.934062
53.295487 -2.933354
53.295402 -2.932647
53.295352 -2.932136
53.295323 -2.931637
53.295316 -2.931055
53.295319 -2.930605
53.295321 -2.93044
53.295342 -2.93005
53.295361 -2.929841
53.295428 -2.929287
53.295495 -2.928868
53.295513 -2.928742

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J7
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3CB65BCD-248F-4382-9308-A259697038A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.295513 -2.928742
53.295526 -2.928661
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.938161, 53.297208
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 10:41 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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