Bolton road closures: two for motorists to avoid this week

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

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing a holdup of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• M60, from 8pm May 16 to 5am May 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 northbound and southbound, M6 to J1 - carriageway closure for signs - Erection.

And one more closure will begin over the next seven days:

• M61, from 8pm May 30 to 5am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, J3 to J1 - Lane closure for communications.

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