Manchester road closures: eight for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

And five 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 four closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A5103, from 8.30pm June 11 to 5am June 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5103 both directions M56 to Mersey Crescent - carriageway closure for horticulture.

• A663, from 8pm June 6 to 5am June 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A663 both directions Moston Lane East to A627M J1 - lane closure switching for signs.

• A5103, from 9pm June 1 to 5am July 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J24 to J8 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 8pm June 8 to 6am July 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anticlockwise jct nine - five lane closures and slip road closures due to resurfacing.

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

• M56, from 9.30am June 19 to 3.30pm June 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 6 lane closure for electrical works.

• A663, from 8pm June 20 to 5am June 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A663 both directions Hollinwood Ave to Heppleton Rd - lane closure for signs - maintenance.

• A5103, from 8.30pm June 24 to 5am June 26, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 4 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• M56, from 8.30pm July 2 to 5am July 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 3 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for horticulture.

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