M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 37/7 to 38/4)

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Start time: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Expected end: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 3 hours 41 minutes 1 second
Road: M53 – M53 Southbound Between J11 And J12
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Last updated: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:50 PM

Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 37/7 to 38/4)

Coordinates: 53.225289, -2.860674
Latitude span: 53.222695 – 53.228949
Longitude span: -2.860746 – -2.860626
Bounding box centre: 53.225822, -2.860686
Location descriptions: M53 southbound between J11 and J12

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 51 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

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M53 southbound between J11 and J12
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: {971E9942-5C0B-477D-AD25-F19B09B94E12}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 1,555 m
To Distance: 2,135 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.228327 -2.860738
53.228255 -2.860737
53.226008 -2.860677
53.224165 -2.860655
53.22395 -2.860636
53.223741 -2.860644

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M53 southbound between J11 and J12
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: {D3EDC699-D91F-43D9-A740-802A594E0CEB}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 116 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.223741 -2.860644
53.22306 -2.860633
53.222695 -2.860626

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 10
First coordinate pair: -2.860746, 53.228949
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 10

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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: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Record versioned: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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