Manchester road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Manchester's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And seven 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 one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A5103, from 8pm July 31 to 5am October 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5103 both directions M56 to A5103 - lane closure for drainage.

And a further nine closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A5103, from 9pm October 2 to 5am October 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 3A to junction 2 - lane closure and carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• M56, from 9pm October 5 to 5am October 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - lane closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 8.30pm October 6 to 5am October 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5103 both directions M56 to Mersey Crescent - carriageway closure for horticulture.

• A5103, from 9pm October 11 to 5am October 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, junction 4 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• A5103, from 8pm October 13 to 5am October 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 7 to junction 3 - Lane closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• M60, from 9pm October 13 to 5am October 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 9pm October 15 to 5am October 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 1 to junction 4 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

• M60, from 8am to 5pm on October 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - hard shoulder only for electrical works.

• M60, from 9pm October 16 to 5am October 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 5 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

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