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M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 38/6)

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M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 38/6)

Start time
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 8:31 PM
Expected end
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 29 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 8:31 PM
Last updated
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 1:57 AM
Cleared
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 38/6)
Coordinates
53.236906, -2.863661
Latitude span
53.220846 – 53.247889
Longitude span
-2.870382 – -2.860508
Bounding box centre
53.234368, -2.865445
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J11
  • M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 8:31 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 29 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

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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F55F6403-88FA-4600-A0ED-483D721184B8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
340 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J11 and J12
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
322 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J11 and J12
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
152 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

5 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2B298C9B-0CCA-48BA-ACF6-71358B2EFE2F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
237 m
To Distance
422 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.247889 -2.870382
53.247764 -2.87027
53.247291 -2.869796
53.246809 -2.869276
53.246488 -2.86891

Segment 5

2 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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A9FF47A3-1E4D-4312-B140-1FD00B49280F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.246488 -2.86891
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Segment 6

35 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J11 and J12
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
{971E9942-5C0B-477D-AD25-F19B09B94E12}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
58
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
58
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
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Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 8:31 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 1:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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