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M53 Southbound Jct 7 to 8 carriageway closure

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M53 Southbound Jct 7 to 8 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 11:52 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 2:07 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Jct 7 to 8 carriageway closure
Coordinates
53.295700, -2.915295
Latitude span
53.290639 – 53.297747
Longitude span
-2.928454 – -2.902070
Bounding box centre
53.294193, -2.915262
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J7
  • M53 southbound within J8
  • M53 southbound between J7 and J8
  • M53 southbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 southbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{08DB69BA-C72C-4314-8E8E-265728EAC096}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.297511 -2.92162
53.297548 -2.921381

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.292834 -2.905512
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Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
516 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.295492 -2.910594
53.295132 -2.909854

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1CB3B668-2674-46CF-B834-A88CE91723D4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.290673 -2.902141
53.290639 -2.90207

Segment 5

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{C4CE6DCB-9E3E-4D44-8421-63F37076D0AA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
337 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.297747 -2.918876
53.297722 -2.918036
53.297716 -2.91796
53.297676 -2.917362
53.29756 -2.916367

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
19 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.296697 -2.924528
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53.296992 -2.923619
53.297158 -2.923083
53.297176 -2.923023

Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{7FFE8882-642F-4BA2-B521-7361271F163F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
330 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
59
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 11:52 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 2:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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