Rochdale road closures: nine for motorists to avoid this week

Rochdale's motorists will have nine road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And six of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• A627(M), from 9pm October 1 to 6am November 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 November 12, 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 six closures will begin over the next seven days:

• 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 8.30pm November 5 to 6am November 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anticlockwise jct 19 - 18 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

• A627(M), from 8.30pm November 5 to 5am November 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 20 to junction 22 - carriageway closure for communications.

• M62, from 8pm November 7 to 6am November 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 19 lane closure and closure of slip due to works by Rochdale Council.

• M60, from 8.30pm November 12 to 5am November 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 21 to junction 20 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• 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).

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