Road closures: almost a dozen for Manchester drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Manchester will have 11 National Highways road closures to watch out for 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:

• M60, from 9pm December 10 to 5am December 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise junction23 to 21 - carriageway closure for white lining/road markings on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 8pm November 14 2023 to 6am February 17 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 20 to 3 - lane closures and slip road closure for signs - erection on behalf of National Highways.

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

• A5103, from 9pm December 11 to 5am December 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 2 to junction 8 - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 9pm December 12 to 5am December 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J19 to J18 - lane closure for barriers - permanent.

• M60, from 9pm December 13 to 5am December 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise J21 to J23 - lane closure for white lining/road markings on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm December 14 to 5am December 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 6 to junction 5 - lane closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 9pm December 18 to 5am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 6 to junction 5 - lane closure for electrical works.

• M56, from 9pm December 18 to 5am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 both directions J4 to J5 - lane closure for white lining/road markings on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm December 18 to 5am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 18 to junction 19 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm December 19 to 5am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 18 to junction 19 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• A5103, from 9pm December 20 to 5am December 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 both directions, junction 4 to A5103 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

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