M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 27/2 to 27/9)

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Start time: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Expected end: Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 3 hours 34 minutes 1 second
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

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First published: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Last updated: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 10:41 PM
Cleared: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 11:15 PM

Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 27/2 to 27/9)

Coordinates: 53.295826, -2.933176
Latitude span: 53.295316 – 53.297208
Longitude span: -2.938161 – -2.928661
Bounding box centre: 53.296262, -2.933411
Location descriptions: M53 southbound between J6 and J7

M53 southbound within J7

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

25 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: 789 m
To Distance: 1,479 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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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: 5 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.295526 -2.928661

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 27
First coordinate pair: -2.938161, 53.297208
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 27

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other

Feed provider: National Highways
Data source: Roadworks
Feed version: 1
Record created: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Record versioned: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 10:41 PM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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