Oldham road closures: six for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Oldham's motorists will have six road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• A663, from 9.30am December 14 to 3.30pm December 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A663 northbound, Middleton Road to Park View lane closure due to maintenance works.

• A627(M), from 8pm November 29 to 6am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A663 both directions, junction 1 to Holinwood Ave - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• A627(M), from 8pm November 27 to 5am December 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M both directions A663 to J1 - carriageway closure for drainage.

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

• M62, from 9pm December 18 to 5am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 22 to junction 22 - carriageway closure for construction - bridge/structure.

• A627(M), from 9pm December 27 to 5am December 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A627M both directions junction1 to junction2 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• M62, from 8.30pm December 29 to 5am December 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 22 to junction 21 - 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.