Road closures: eight for Rochdale drivers over the next fortnight

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

And three of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• 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 seven closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• 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.

• M62, from 8.30pm January 2 to 5am January 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 22 to junction 21 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• A627(M), from 9pm January 3 to 5am January 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A627M northbound, junction 2 to junction 2 - lane closure for litter clearance on behalf of National Highways.

• M66, from 9pm January 4 to 5am January 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M66 southbound, junction 1 to junction 2 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

• A627(M), from 9pm January 4 to 6am January 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M both directions J1 to J4 - carriageway closure for white lining/road markings on behalf of National Highways.

• M62, from 9pm January 6 to 5am January 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 22 to junction 22 - 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.