M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 27/0 to 27/9)

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M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 27/0 to 27/9)

Start time
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 11:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J6 And J7
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 11:41 AM
Last updated
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 10:58 PM
Cleared
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 27/0 to 27/9)
Coordinates
53.296065, -2.933836
Latitude span
53.295316 – 53.298512
Longitude span
-2.940271 – -2.928620
Bounding box centre
53.296914, -2.934446
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J6 and J7
  • M53 southbound within J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 11:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

28 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
587 m
To Distance
1,479 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.298512 -2.940271
53.297974 -2.939395
53.297841 -2.939197
53.297521 -2.938674
53.297042 -2.937889
53.296944 -2.937722
53.296608 -2.9371
53.296457 -2.936781
53.296307 -2.936418
53.296096 -2.935858
53.296008 -2.935616
53.295929 -2.935358
53.295921 -2.935329
53.295798 -2.934906
53.295693 -2.934484
53.295598 -2.934062
53.295487 -2.933354
53.295402 -2.932647
53.295352 -2.932136
53.295323 -2.931637
53.295316 -2.931055
53.295319 -2.930605
53.295321 -2.93044
53.295342 -2.93005
53.295361 -2.929841
53.295428 -2.929287
53.295495 -2.928868
53.295513 -2.928742

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3CB65BCD-248F-4382-9308-A259697038A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.295513 -2.928742
53.295533 -2.92862
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.940271, 53.298512
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 11:41 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 10:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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