Road closures: more than a dozen for Manchester drivers this week

Drivers in and around Manchester will have 16 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And 10 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 six closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M60, from 8pm March 14 to 5am November 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 18 - 21 Lane closures for barrier Scheme works.

• A5103, from 9pm October 29 to 6am November 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 6 - three - A5103 southbound, M60 - Palatine Road lane closure and carriageway closures due to bridge works.

• A5103, from 8pm August 15 to 5am December 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5103 northbound, Palatine Rd to M60 clockwise, junction 5 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs.

• 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.

• M56, from 8pm October 15 2022 to 6am January 13 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, J3a to J5 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs.

And a further 10 closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M60, from 8.30pm November 12 to 5am November 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 21 to junction 20 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• A663, from 9pm November 13 to 5am November 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 19 to junction 20 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• A5103, from 8pm November 14 to 6am November 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5103 northbound, Princess to Parkway - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• A5103, from 9pm November 14 to 6am November 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 3 entry- carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 9pm November 14 to 6am November 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise J19 to entry slip - carriageway closure for Construction improvement/Upgrade.

• A5103, from 9pm November 14 to 6am December 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise j24 to J5 - Lane closure for Electrical works.

• M60, from 8pm November 16 to 5am November 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 21 to junction 22 - lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 8.30pm November 19 to 6am November 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 20 - 18 lane closures and slip road closure due to maintenance works.

• A663, from 8.30pm November 20 to 5am November 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 20 21 lane closure and slip road closure due to general maintenance works.

• M60, from 8.30pm November 21 to 5am November 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 23 to junction 20 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

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