M53 southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 12/0)

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M53 southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 12/0)

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 6:53 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 32 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 6:53 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 12:05 AM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 12:25 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lane 1 becoming lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/6 to 12/0)
Coordinates
53.389996, -3.086523
Latitude span
53.385467 – 53.397692
Longitude span
-3.088265 – -3.084899
Bounding box centre
53.391580, -3.086582
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J2
  • M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 6:53 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 7 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
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
{1FBCE68C-B538-4664-B2B5-9E133BDF9797}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
71 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397692 -3.088265
53.397379 -3.088203
53.397217 -3.088184

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{BEAC7029-3F5B-458A-82AD-78B29E951769}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.386508 -3.085535
53.386428 -3.085488

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
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
{8C32AFCC-76DF-424B-8D4C-91FB48036B64}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
539 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397217 -3.088184
53.39448 -3.087648
53.39414 -3.087564
53.3924 -3.087219

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{2A633954-89C2-40D0-9256-BE769810C95A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
113 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.386428 -3.085488
53.38624 -3.085393
53.386168 -3.085348
53.385721 -3.085064
53.385467 -3.084899

Segment 5

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{68582B65-817F-4D29-8B54-DC73D56AF93D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
666 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.3924 -3.087219
53.391465 -3.087044
53.390828 -3.086916
53.390523 -3.086855
53.389814 -3.086732
53.389132 -3.086579
53.388774 -3.086465
53.388612 -3.086431
53.388406 -3.086365
53.38812 -3.086268
53.387681 -3.086106
53.387358 -3.085963
53.386776 -3.085677
53.386508 -3.085535
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-3.088265, 53.397692
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 6:53 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 12:05 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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