Road closures: almost a dozen for Manchester drivers this week

Drivers in and around Manchester will have 10 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 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that six closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M60, from 9pm August 9 to 6am August 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise, junction 5 to 1 - Lane closures and carriageway closures for drainage.

• M60, from 5am March 12 to 5am October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 20 - 21 Permanent narrow lanes due to barrier works.

• M60, from 8pm March 14 to 5am October 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 18 - 21 Lane closures for barrier Scheme works.

• A5103, from 8.30pm July 23 to 6am November 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, A5103 to J5 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs on behalf of National Highways.

• M56, from 1pm January 4 to 11.59pm December 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 westbound, A5103 to J3A - Hard Shoulder Only for Structure - maintenance.

• M56, from midday, January 4 to 11.59pm December 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 4 to junction 3A - Hard Shoulder Only for Structure maintenance.

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

• A5103, from 8pm August 15 to 5am November 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5103 northbound, Palatine Rd to M60 clockwise, junction 5 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs.

• A5103, from 9pm August 15 to 6am August 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 1 to 5 lane closures and carriageway closures due to construction works.

• A5103, from 9pm August 22 to 6am August 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 1 to 5 lane closures and carriageway closures due to construction works.

• A5103, from 9pm August 24 to 6am September 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 6 - three - A5103 southbound, M60 - Palatine Road lane closure and carriageway closures due to bridge works.

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