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M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 30/5 to 31/9)

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M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 30/5 to 31/9)

Start time
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Nov 24, 2025 10:57 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 8:35 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 30/5 to 31/9)
Coordinates
53.283375, -2.888652
Latitude span
53.278371 – 53.288061
Longitude span
-2.896553 – -2.884623
Bounding box centre
53.283216, -2.890588
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J9
  • M53 southbound between J9 and J10
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{55146288-B5AC-4B1E-AF90-9949B7E36059}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
55 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.288061 -2.896553
53.28711 -2.89447
53.286862 -2.89397
53.286632 -2.8935

Segment 2

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J9 and J10
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7639BE91-5132-4829-AA58-6F51C1BF9C39}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
722 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.284269 -2.888639
53.283885 -2.888103
53.283618 -2.887752
53.283494 -2.8876
53.283039 -2.887065
53.282852 -2.886867
53.28254 -2.88656
53.282316 -2.886376
53.282191 -2.886268
53.281852 -2.885991
53.281485 -2.885743
53.281252 -2.885589
53.280876 -2.885386
53.280402 -2.885166
53.279891 -2.884976
53.279514 -2.884863
53.278742 -2.884712
53.278455 -2.884646
53.278371 -2.884623

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DD65DE9F-12FE-4020-8071-43A29BC1B055}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.286632 -2.8935
53.286145 -2.89244
53.286013 -2.892154
53.285906 -2.891925

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{67AB5246-772E-43E2-A605-EF46F79D3B2C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
285 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.285906 -2.891925
53.285538 -2.891099
53.285188 -2.89036
53.284703 -2.889413
53.284269 -2.888639
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-2.896553, 53.288061
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Nov 24, 2025 10:57 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 8:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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