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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/9 to 35/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/9 to 35/1)

Start time
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 11:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J11
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
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 8:14 AM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 10:58 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/9 to 35/1)
Coordinates
53.256240, -2.874054
Latitude span
53.250886 – 53.261674
Longitude span
-2.875723 – -2.872564
Bounding box centre
53.256280, -2.874144
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J11
  • M53 southbound within J10
  • M53 southbound between J10 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 11:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J11
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
{0C3FBA0D-661F-4AC7-9200-987CE9CD5E60}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
214 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.252748 -2.873368
53.252273 -2.873209
53.252255 -2.873202
53.25195 -2.873082
53.251458 -2.872849
53.251189 -2.872722
53.250886 -2.872564

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within 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
{E256D0D1-7C63-4FDF-8F82-770494EBFC5D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
38 m
To Distance
396 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.261674 -2.875723
53.261102 -2.875368
53.260628 -2.875118
53.260135 -2.874883
53.25976 -2.874711
53.259413 -2.874584
53.258984 -2.874474
53.258565 -2.874353

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J10 and J11
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{20DC32FE-291E-4A0B-8135-6E713BEF7E48}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
560 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.25738 -2.874227
53.257066 -2.874206
53.256545 -2.874195
53.256446 -2.874193
53.256194 -2.874158
53.255835 -2.874121
53.255404 -2.874067
53.255242 -2.874049
53.254928 -2.873982
53.254668 -2.873932
53.254246 -2.873819
53.253636 -2.873641
53.252748 -2.873368

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J10 and J11
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3A506CFE-E8A8-4BE9-BEED-128A4C6D7FC8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
90 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.258565 -2.874353
53.258335 -2.87429
53.258199 -2.874277
53.258196 -2.874276
53.257752 -2.874233
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.873368, 53.252748
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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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
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 8:14 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 10:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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