Road closures: almost a dozen for Salford drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Salford will have 10 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And five of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• M60, from 8pm December 11 2023 to 6am February 24 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M602 both directions, junction 1 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for signs - erection.

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

• M61, from 8pm January 3 to 6am January 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, J5 to J3 - lane closure for communications.

• M62, from 8pm January 3 to 5am January 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, 11 to 12 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 8pm January 8 to 6am January 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 both directions J10 to J12 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.

• M60, from 9pm January 8 to 6am January 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 15 to junction 16 - lane closures and carriageway closure for electrical works on behalf of National Highways.

• M61, from 9.30am January 10 to 3.30pm January 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, link road to A580 eastbound, Lane one closure due to works by Salford Council on the A580.

• M60, from 11pm January 10 to 5am January 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 12 - carriageway closure for communications on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 11pm January 10 to 5am January 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 12 - carriageway closure for communications on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm January 11 to 5am January 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M602 westbound, J2 to J2 - carriageway closure for electrical works on behalf of National Highways.

• M61, from 9pm January 13 to 5am January 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound, J3 to J4 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

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