M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 38/8 to 39/5)

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M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 38/8 to 39/5)

Start time
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within 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
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 2:53 AM
Last updated
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 7:59 PM
Cleared
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 38/8 to 39/5)
Coordinates
53.215820, -2.857718
Latitude span
53.213688 – 53.219215
Longitude span
-2.860080 – -2.855668
Bounding box centre
53.216452, -2.857874
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J12
  • M53 southbound between J11 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

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

Segment 2

11 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
506 m
To Distance
1,087 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.219215 -2.86008
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 3

3 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
88 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.214342 -2.856411
53.213915 -2.855987
53.213688 -2.855668
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.856568, 53.214477
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 2:53 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 7:59 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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