Road closures: a dozen for Rochdale drivers this week

Drivers in and around Rochdale will have 12 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

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

• 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).

• M62, from 8.30pm November 13 to 5am November 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 21 to junction 22 - lane closure for barriers.

• M62, from 9pm February 16 2021 to 6am November 30 2022, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62, junction 19 eastbound, exit slip Lane one closed due to construction of a new road.

• A627(M), from 9pm November 1 to 6am December 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M northbound and southbound, j2 to A664 - carriageway closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

• 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.

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

• M60, from 9pm November 18 to 5am November 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 18 to junction 19 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• 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.

• M62, from 8pm November 20 to 6am November 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, jct 21 - 22 lane closures due to structure maintenance works.

• M62, from 8pm November 21 to 6am November 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 21 to junction 23, Lane closure for electrical works.

• A627(M), from 8pm November 28 2022 to 6am January 23 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise M66 to J25 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• A627(M), from 9pm November 28 to 6am December 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 19 - 22 lane closures due to improvements.

• M62, from 9pm November 28 to 6am November 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, jct 18 to jct 20, lane closures for technology works.

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