M53 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned

M53 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 11:08 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 3:46 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.294251, -2.907797
Latitude span
53.293319 – 53.295245
Longitude span
-2.910086 – -2.905703
Bounding box centre
53.294282, -2.907895
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J7 and J8
  • M53 J8 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 30, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{170E47DC-5CEF-445C-9C81-D0818F90F297}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
496 m
To Distance
516 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.295245 -2.910086
53.295132 -2.909854

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 J8 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{48C77683-5E82-46E5-935B-BE3711DE4043}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
342 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.295132 -2.909854
53.294334 -2.907989
53.294264 -2.907792
53.29376 -2.906611
53.293628 -2.906324
53.293442 -2.90596
53.293319 -2.905703
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.910086, 53.295245
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.910086,
                53.295245
            ],
            [
                -2.909854,
                53.295132
            ],
            [
                -2.909854,
                53.295132
            ],
            [
                -2.907989,
                53.294334
            ],
            [
                -2.907792,
                53.294264
            ],
            [
                -2.906611,
                53.29376
            ],
            [
                -2.906324,
                53.293628
            ],
            [
                -2.90596,
                53.293442
            ],
            [
                -2.905703,
                53.293319
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.910086,
            53.295245
        ],
        [
            -2.909854,
            53.295132
        ],
        [
            -2.909854,
            53.295132
        ],
        [
            -2.907989,
            53.294334
        ],
        [
            -2.907792,
            53.294264
        ],
        [
            -2.906611,
            53.29376
        ],
        [
            -2.906324,
            53.293628
        ],
        [
            -2.90596,
            53.293442
        ],
        [
            -2.905703,
            53.293319
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 11:08 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 3:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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