Road closures: nine for Bury drivers this week

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

And five of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing holdups 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 March 27 to 6am April 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise jct 16 - 18 - M66 southbound, jct three - four - M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 18 - 20 lane closures and slip road closures due to improvements.

• A56, from 8pm February 17 to 6am July 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A56 northbound and southbound, M66, junction 1 to Bent Gate - carriageway closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

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

• M60, from 9pm April 3 to 5am April 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 18 to 17 hard shoulder closure and closure of, junction 17 exit slip road due to horticulture works.

• M60, from 8pm April 4 to 6am April 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J18 to J17 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• M66, from 9pm April 4 to 5am April 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M66 southbound, J3 to J4 - lane closure for signs - erection.

• M62, from 8pm April 11 to 5am April 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, J18 to J19 lane closure for communication works.

• M60, from 9pm April 11 to 5am April 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 19 entry slip road closure due to barrier works.

• M60, from 8pm April 12 to 6am April 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J20 to J19 - lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 9pm April 15 to 5am April 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 19 to junction 18 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

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