Bury road closures: seven for motorists to avoid this week

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

And six 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:

• A56, from 9pm October 17 to 6am December 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A56 northbound and southbound, M66 j1 to Bent Gate - carriageway closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

• M60, from 9pm October 24 2022 to 6am February 11 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise, junction 17 to junction 18 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

And a further five closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M60, from 9pm October 31 to 6am November 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise jct 16 - M62 eastbound, junction 19 - M62 westbound, jct 19 - M60 anticlockwise jct 17 - M60 anticlockwise - M66 northbound, jct three - M66 southbound, jct three - M60 anticlockwise jct 19 lane closures and slip road closures and carriageway closures due to survey works.

• M60, from 9pm November 1 to 6am November 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J18 to J17 - Lane closure for White Lining/Road Markings.

• M60, from 8.30pm November 5 to 6am November 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anticlockwise jct 19 - 18 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 9pm November 14 to 6am November 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise J19 to entry slip - carriageway closure for Construction improvement/Upgrade.

• M60, from 11pm November 14 to 5am November 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 16 to junction 18 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

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