M53 Southbound Jct 2 exit slip road lane 2 closure

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M53 Southbound Jct 2 exit slip road lane 2 closure

Start time
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
50 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 J2 Southbound Exit
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
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 8:21 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 8:50 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Jct 2 exit slip road lane 2 closure
Coordinates
53.398701, -3.087946
Latitude span
53.395486 – 53.402178
Longitude span
-3.096408 – -3.086032
Bounding box centre
53.398832, -3.091220
Location descriptions
  • M53 J2 southbound exit
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J2A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jun 13, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J2 southbound exit
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{937603F1-6B82-4BC5-9AF7-40FBB089007A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
496 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397161 -3.088393
53.397115 -3.088602
53.396456 -3.091773
53.396043 -3.093748
53.395677 -3.095438

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J2 southbound exit
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5E8A56EF-0E7B-4E9B-B5FA-9AC22EC65698}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397217 -3.088184
53.397161 -3.088393

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J2 southbound exit
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{36632BC6-37ED-48BB-8EAC-8CA7DF668DD7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
128 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397888 -3.086636
53.397769 -3.086799
53.397724 -3.086873
53.397614 -3.087066
53.397495 -3.087318
53.397421 -3.087482
53.397384 -3.087586
53.397246 -3.088034
53.397217 -3.088184

Segment 4

27 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J2 southbound exit
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
{D4B3F296-0AA1-43FF-8D25-122E220000B2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
38 m
To Distance
565 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.402025 -3.088396
53.401872 -3.088347
53.401738 -3.088299
53.401586 -3.08822
53.401416 -3.088095
53.401139 -3.087862
53.400792 -3.087493
53.400437 -3.087032
53.400277 -3.086833
53.40009 -3.086632
53.399903 -3.086447
53.399805 -3.086369
53.399644 -3.086245
53.399429 -3.086134
53.399322 -3.086086
53.399223 -3.086054
53.399134 -3.086037
53.398945 -3.086032
53.398828 -3.086044
53.398711 -3.086071
53.398594 -3.086098
53.398413 -3.086169
53.398268 -3.08627
53.398142 -3.086372
53.397987 -3.086519
53.397888 -3.086636

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J2A
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
{51B38057-AB21-45A4-B50D-72134C58FCD1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.395677 -3.095438
53.395486 -3.096408
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-3.088393, 53.397161
Road section segments
1
Road section points
45
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 8:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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