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

Drivers in and around Manchester will have 13 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And nine of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing waits 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:

• M56, from 8pm July 19 to 5am August 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 westbound, M60A to M56 - lane closure for drainage.

• M60, from 8pm July 10 to 6am August 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J15 to J25 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 9pm June 1 to 5am August 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J24 to J8 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• M56, from 8pm July 28 to 7am September 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, link road closure to A34 northbound, due to gas works.

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

• M56, from 8pm August 8 to 6am August 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 eastbound, J6 to J4 - lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 8pm August 11 to 6am August 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J22 to J20 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• M60, from 9pm August 15 to 5am September 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 19 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• M60, from 9pm August 17 to 5am August 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 5 to junction 2 - lane closure for horticulture.

• M56, from 9pm August 17 to 5am September 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 eastbound, J5 to J5 - lane closure for signs - erection.

• M60, from 9pm August 18 to 5am August 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct 19 - 18 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 9pm August 20 to 5am August 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct 18 - 21 lane closures and carriageway closure due to maintenance works.

• M56, from 9pm August 20 to 5am September 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 5 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• A5103, from 8.30pm August 21 to 5am September 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 both directions, junction 3 to junction 4 - carriageway closure for construction - bridge/structure.

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