M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 11/0)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 11/0)

Start time
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 12:16 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 7:50 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 10/4 to 11/0)
Coordinates
53.397324, -3.088196
Latitude span
53.394243 – 53.399369
Longitude span
-3.088587 – -3.087589
Bounding box centre
53.396806, -3.088088
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5515A551-D371-4721-B616-4471A09DD1F3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
351 m
To Distance
468 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.399369 -3.088587
53.399353 -3.088584
53.39833 -3.088392

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
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 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
333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.397217 -3.088184
53.39448 -3.087648
53.394243 -3.087589

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J2
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 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
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.39833 -3.088392
53.397379 -3.088203
53.397217 -3.088184
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-3.088587, 53.399369
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -3.088587,
                53.399369
            ],
            [
                -3.088584,
                53.399353
            ],
            [
                -3.088392,
                53.39833
            ],
            [
                -3.088184,
                53.397217
            ],
            [
                -3.087648,
                53.39448
            ],
            [
                -3.087589,
                53.394243
            ],
            [
                -3.088392,
                53.39833
            ],
            [
                -3.088203,
                53.397379
            ],
            [
                -3.088184,
                53.397217
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -3.088587,
            53.399369
        ],
        [
            -3.088584,
            53.399353
        ],
        [
            -3.088392,
            53.39833
        ],
        [
            -3.088184,
            53.397217
        ],
        [
            -3.087648,
            53.39448
        ],
        [
            -3.087589,
            53.394243
        ],
        [
            -3.088392,
            53.39833
        ],
        [
            -3.088203,
            53.397379
        ],
        [
            -3.088184,
            53.397217
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
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
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 12:16 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 7:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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