M53 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/6 to 25/9)

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M53 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/6 to 25/9)

Start time
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 13, 2025 2:03 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 7:57 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M53 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/6 to 25/9)
Coordinates
53.304024, -2.971762
Latitude span
53.302938 – 53.306102
Longitude span
-2.986099 – -2.953709
Bounding box centre
53.304520, -2.969904
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound between J4 and J5
  • M53 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{AFB74ADA-BEF8-4451-992E-1F7E1D3B3A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,044 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.305029 -2.980849
53.304917 -2.980246
53.304908 -2.980191
53.304555 -2.978392
53.304244 -2.97687
53.304106 -2.976116
53.304004 -2.975614
53.303968 -2.975438
53.303711 -2.973901
53.30359 -2.973298
53.303478 -2.97271
53.303366 -2.972062
53.303306 -2.971716
53.303255 -2.971385
53.303135 -2.970677
53.303084 -2.970345
53.303032 -2.969999
53.303 -2.969623
53.302967 -2.969232
53.302951 -2.968917
53.302938 -2.968286
53.30296 -2.967896
53.30298 -2.967657
53.303018 -2.967343
53.303029 -2.967263

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{A9D8A245-4E2A-4248-B778-EBF0317F35D8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
860 m
To Distance
1,126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.306102 -2.986099
53.305781 -2.984513
53.305764 -2.984408
53.305332 -2.982327

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{A76F5600-6276-40F3-A8D3-0923C337E530}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
192 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.30466 -2.956138
53.304645 -2.955755
53.304637 -2.955543
53.30458 -2.954829
53.304462 -2.953709
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.982327, 53.305332
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jun 13, 2025 2:03 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 7:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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