M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 26/2)

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M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 26/2)

Start time
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 12:04 AM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 4:49 AM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 26/2)
Coordinates
53.304412, -2.955052
Latitude span
53.303529 – 53.304684
Longitude span
-2.959821 – -2.949514
Bounding box centre
53.304107, -2.954668
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J6
  • M53 southbound within J5
  • M53 southbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 24, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J6
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
{E3D5FCC1-0CB7-4720-9251-BFC5BB7BA231}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
202 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.304245 -2.952297
53.303896 -2.950799
53.303668 -2.949955
53.303529 -2.949514

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J5
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A76F5600-6276-40F3-A8D3-0923C337E530}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
378 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.304623 -2.95902
53.304654 -2.958511
53.304657 -2.958421
53.304677 -2.957791
53.304684 -2.956966
53.304665 -2.956268
53.304645 -2.955755
53.304637 -2.955543
53.30458 -2.954829
53.304427 -2.953374

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J5
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CD9248AC-48CD-4046-9EE2-11851ABE770A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
78 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.304555 -2.959821
53.304612 -2.95917
53.304623 -2.95902

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{125CC386-8538-4269-AE43-C05A2B3C645B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
74 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.304427 -2.953374
53.304366 -2.952952
53.304326 -2.952738
53.304326 -2.952737
53.304245 -2.952297
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.952297, 53.304245
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 12:04 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 4:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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