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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 38/2 to 40/1)

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M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 38/2 to 40/1)

Start time
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 7:58 AM
Last updated
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 8:24 PM
Cleared
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 38/2 to 40/1)
Coordinates
53.215981, -2.856367
Latitude span
53.210229 – 53.224445
Longitude span
-2.860658 – -2.849417
Bounding box centre
53.217337, -2.855038
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J12
  • M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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 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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BC10E679-1F67-457D-8923-9AA10284D958}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
205 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.211338 -2.851818
53.211042 -2.851213
53.210842 -2.850805
53.210541 -2.850125
53.210285 -2.849536
53.210229 -2.849417

Segment 2

4 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
2,056 m
To Distance
2,135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.224165 -2.860655
53.22395 -2.860636
53.223741 -2.860644

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within 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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E0D39C93-451D-4B04-81C2-CA57D07362A1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
112 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.211932 -2.852968
53.211613 -2.852363
53.211356 -2.851848

Segment 4

18 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
1,087 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.22306 -2.860633
53.222601 -2.860624
53.221909 -2.86061
53.221253 -2.860567
53.220652 -2.86048
53.220077 -2.860348
53.219243 -2.860092
53.218553 -2.859809
53.217989 -2.859528
53.217658 -2.859327
53.216969 -2.858894
53.21637 -2.858447
53.215744 -2.857911
53.215619 -2.857803
53.214986 -2.857162
53.214781 -2.856918
53.214477 -2.856568

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within 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
{D296564E-FCE3-4FDA-9413-EE39D8249ED6}
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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53.213915 -2.855987
53.213212 -2.855
53.212999 -2.854711
53.212527 -2.853983
53.2125 -2.853938
53.212314 -2.853634
53.212021 -2.853119

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{181F7C30-DF3B-4ED6-AA94-28E2EDE848FA}
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 
53.214477 -2.856568
53.214342 -2.856411
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.851848, 53.211356
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 7:58 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Feb 14, 2026 8:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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