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

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

But drivers will be able to take some solace in the fact that all of them are only expected to cause slight delays, of under 10 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• M61, from 9pm August 15 to 5am August 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, jct four to 5 lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M61, from 9pm August 16 to 5am August 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, jct three to 4 lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M61, from 8am August 19 to 5pm August 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, junction 6 to junction 6 - hard shoulder only for drainage.

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