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M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 29/7 to 32/3)

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M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 29/7 to 32/3)

Start time
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J9 And J10
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 2:06 PM
Last updated
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 8:21 PM
Cleared
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 29/7 to 32/3)
Coordinates
53.283824, -2.891275
Latitude span
53.274881 – 53.292934
Longitude span
-2.905671 – -2.882181
Bounding box centre
53.283908, -2.893926
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J9 and J10
  • M53 southbound between J8 and J9
  • M53 southbound within J9
  • M53 southbound within J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J9 and J10
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
{7639BE91-5132-4829-AA58-6F51C1BF9C39}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J8 and J9
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
181 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J9 and J10
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
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J8 and J9
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
187 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
{67AB5246-772E-43E2-A605-EF46F79D3B2C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
285 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
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
0 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.286145 -2.89244
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Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J8
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
40 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.292934 -2.905671
53.292834 -2.905512
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Segment 9

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J8 and J9
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
326 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
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 2:06 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 8:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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