Road closures: nine for Rochdale drivers over the next fortnight

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

And three 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 one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• M62, from 9pm November 1 to 6am November 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 both directions, junction 19 to junction 21 - lane closure for drainage.

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

• M62, from 8pm November 6 to 5am November 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, J18 to J19 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• A627(M), from 8pm November 7 to 5am November 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A627M southbound, J4 to J3 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• M62, from 8pm November 7 to 5am November 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, J19 to J20 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• A627(M), from 8pm November 7 to 6am November 9, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M northbound, J1 to J2 - carriageway closure for communications.

• M66, from 8.30pm November 12 to 5am November 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M66 both directions, junction 2 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for horticulture (cutting and planting).

• M62, from 10am to 4pm on November 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 23 to junction 22, Lane closure for technology works.

• M62, from 8pm November 15 to 6am November 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 22 to junction 23, slip road closures and Lane closures for general cleaning and maintenance, diversion in place via National highways and local authority network.

• M60, from 9pm November 20 to 6am November 21, moderate delays (10-30 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.