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

Drivers in and around Rochdale will have 15 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 and 30 minutes.

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

• A627(M), from 9pm May 23 to 5am May 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A663 northbound and southbound, Elk Mill to Hunt Lane - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 8pm May 29 to 6am May 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise J18 to J21 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 5am March 12 to 5am October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 20 - 21 Permanent narrow lanes due to barrier works.

• M60, from 8pm March 14 to 5am October 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 18 - 21 Lane closures for barrier Scheme works.

• 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.

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

• M62, from 8pm May 30 to 5am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, J18 to J20 - Lane closure for communications.

• M62, from 8.30pm May 30 to 5am June 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 19 to junction 21 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs.

• M60, from 10pm May 30 to 6am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J21 to J18 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M62, from 8pm May 31 to 5am June 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, J20 to J20 - Lane closure for communications.

• A627(M), from 8pm May 31 to 5am June 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M southbound, J3 to J2 - carriageway closure for communications.

• M60, from 8pm June 2 to 5am June 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 21 to junction 20 - Lane closure for barrier/Fence Safety Repairs.

• A627(M), from 9pm June 6 to 6am June 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 18 - 20 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 9.30pm June 6 to 6am June 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anticlockwise, junction 19 - 18 lane closures and carriageway closures due to barrier scheme.

• M60, from 8pm June 7 to 6am June 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J21 to J18 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• A627(M), from 9pm June 13 to 6am June 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, J21 to J18 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

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