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M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 35/6 to 37/2)

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M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 35/6 to 37/2)

Start time
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 8:53 AM
Last updated
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:09 AM
Cleared
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 35/6 to 37/2)
Coordinates
53.241068, -2.864617
Latitude span
53.233360 – 53.247186
Longitude span
-2.869682 – -2.860885
Bounding box centre
53.240273, -2.865284
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J11
  • M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:00 PM
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A9FF47A3-1E4D-4312-B140-1FD00B49280F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.246488 -2.86891
53.246346 -2.868757

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{2B298C9B-0CCA-48BA-ACF6-71358B2EFE2F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
328 m
To Distance
422 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.247186 -2.869682
53.246809 -2.869276
53.246488 -2.86891

Segment 3

24 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
1,064 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.242455 -2.864887
53.242043 -2.864579
53.241927 -2.864487
53.2419 -2.864472
53.241274 -2.864031
53.241265 -2.864024
53.2408 -2.863715
53.240236 -2.863359
53.239663 -2.863028
53.239511 -2.86294
53.239064 -2.862691
53.238607 -2.862472
53.237917 -2.862159
53.237487 -2.861971
53.23677 -2.861701
53.236312 -2.861542
53.235532 -2.861302
53.235281 -2.861237
53.235002 -2.861171
53.234796 -2.861123
53.234159 -2.861005
53.233557 -2.860903
53.23336 -2.860885

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F55F6403-88FA-4600-A0ED-483D721184B8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
340 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.245954 -2.868285
53.245686 -2.867995
53.244875 -2.867094
53.244643 -2.86685
53.243786 -2.865971

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{433AFE8E-54A6-4315-883C-74274358BBFD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
152 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.243786 -2.865971
53.242928 -2.865272
53.242553 -2.864979
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.868910, 53.246488
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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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
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 8:53 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 4:09 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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