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

Drivers in and around Manchester will have 13 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 eight closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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 five closures will begin over the next seven days:

• 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).

• M60, from 8.30pm November 22 to 5am November 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 18 to junction 20 - lane closure for barriers.

• A663, from 8.30pm November 22 to 5am November 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 21 to 23 lane closures and slip road closures due to general maintenance works.

• A663, from 9.30am to 3pm on November 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A663 northbound, Hollinwood Avenue to Mough Lane - lane closure due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 8pm November 30 to 5am December 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 22 exit slip road lane closure due to maintenance works.

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