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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 27/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 27/1)

Start time
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J6 And J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 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
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 5:13 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 27/1)
Coordinates
53.303156, -2.950534
Latitude span
53.297851 – 53.304684
Longitude span
-2.959761 – -2.939213
Bounding box centre
53.301268, -2.949487
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J6 and J7
  • M53 southbound within J6
  • M53 southbound within J5
  • M53 southbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 16, 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 between J6 and J7
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
{6538D458-66A3-439A-AE1C-A4AED48494BB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
41 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.302455 -2.946832
53.302446 -2.946816
53.302269 -2.946467

Segment 2

7 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
{B51A1EE1-8A89-47D0-9C05-A01C32B4F024}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
170 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.303319 -2.948877
53.30317 -2.948468
53.302915 -2.947877
53.30287 -2.947771
53.302693 -2.947392
53.302508 -2.946953

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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
82 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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

Segment 5

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
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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 
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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 6

5 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
236 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
53.303504 -2.949436
53.303381 -2.949058

Segment 7

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J6 and J7
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
{470F2095-C4C6-478E-B4BC-B6EADEA28677}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
689 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.30092 -2.944202
53.29974 -2.94227
53.297974 -2.939395
53.297851 -2.939213
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-2.946953, 53.302508
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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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
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 5:13 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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