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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 37/7 to 38/4)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 37/7 to 38/4)

Start time
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 41 minutes 1 second
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J11 And J12
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
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:50 PM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 37/7 to 38/4)
Coordinates
53.225289, -2.860674
Latitude span
53.222695 – 53.228949
Longitude span
-2.860746 – -2.860626
Bounding box centre
53.225822, -2.860686
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 51 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 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
1,555 m
To Distance
2,135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.228949 -2.860746
53.228327 -2.860738
53.228255 -2.860737
53.226008 -2.860677
53.224165 -2.860655
53.22395 -2.860636
53.223741 -2.860644

Segment 2

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 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D3EDC699-D91F-43D9-A740-802A594E0CEB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
116 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.223741 -2.860644
53.22306 -2.860633
53.222695 -2.860626
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.860746, 53.228949
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON 
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            ],
            [
                -2.860677,
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            ],
            [
                -2.860655,
                53.224165
            ],
            [
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates 
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            -2.860746,
            53.228949
        ],
        [
            -2.860738,
            53.228327
        ],
        [
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            53.228255
        ],
        [
            -2.860677,
            53.226008
        ],
        [
            -2.860655,
            53.224165
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.223741
        ],
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        ],
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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
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:09 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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