Road closures: nine for Rochdale drivers this week

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 holdups 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 9pm January 16 to 6am April 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 21 - 22 lane closures due to resurfacing schemes.

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

• A627(M), from 9pm March 13 to 6am March 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, jct 20 - 18 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

• M66, from 9pm March 16 to 5am March 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M66 northbound, junction 2 to junction 1 - lane closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• M62, from 9pm March 18 to 5am March 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 19 to junction 20 - lane closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• A627(M), from 8.30pm March 20 to 5am March 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A627M northbound and southbound, J3 to J4 M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 19 - 20- lane closure for electrical works.

• A627(M), from 9pm March 20 to 6am March 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 19 - 22 lane closures and slip road closures due to improvements.

• M62, from 9pm March 23 to 5am March 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 21 to junction 22 - lane closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• M62, from 9pm March 27 to 5am March 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, J21 to J23 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• A627(M), from 9pm March 27 to 6am April 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 19 - 22 lane closures and slip road closures due to improvements.

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