Road closures: three for Bolton drivers this week

Drivers in and around Bolton will have three National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing a wait of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures are due to start this week:

• M61, from 9pm December 19 to 5am December 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 northbound, junction 5 to junction 6 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

• M61, from 9pm December 19 to 5am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, junction 6 - lane closure for electrical works.

• M61, from 9pm December 20 to 5am December 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 both directions, junction 6 to junction 8 - lane closure for barriers.

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