Bolton road closures: seven for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Bolton's motorists will have seven road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M60, from 9pm February 17 to 5am February 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 southbound, junction 3 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

• M61, from 8pm November 20 2023 to 5am March 2 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 both directions, junction 4 to junction 7 - lane closure for horticulture (cutting and planting).

And a further five closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M61, from 8.30pm February 19 to 5am March 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, J6 to J5 - lane closure for drainage on behalf of National Highways.

• M602, from 9pm February 19 to 5am February 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, 11 to 12 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• M61, from 9pm February 21 to 5am February 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, J6 to J8 - lane closure for horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of National Highways.

• M61, from 9pm February 24 to 5am February 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 both directions J4 to J6 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• M61, from 8pm February 28 to 5am March 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, J3 to J4 - lane closure for inspection/survey on behalf of National Highways.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.