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

Drivers in and around Salford will have 13 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Drivers in and around Salford will have 13 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And nine of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing holdups of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

M60, from 9pm April 17 to 5am May 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M602 westbound, junction 3 - one Lane and carriageway closure for signs erection.

M60, from 9pm April 11 to 6am June 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 both directions M60 to M61 J3 - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

And a further 11 closures will begin over the next seven days:

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A556, from 8pm May 15 to 6am May 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 9 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for Electrical works.

M62, from 8pm May 16 to 5am May 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, J11 to J12 - lane closure for communications.

M60, from 9pm May 16 to midnight, May 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 13 to junction 11 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.

M60, from 9pm May 16 to 5am May 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 10 to 11 - lane closure for electrical works.

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M60, from 9pm May 19 to 5am May 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 southbound, junction 5 to junction 4 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

A556, from 8pm May 21 to 6am May 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 9 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for Electrical works.

M61, from 9pm May 21 to 6am May 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 northbound and southbound, junction 2 - four lane closures due to maintenance works.

M62, from 8pm May 22 to 6am June 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 12 - 11 lane closures due to improvements.

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M60, from 9pm May 22 to 6am May 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 12 to 18 - lane and slip road closures for electrical works.

M60, from 9pm May 22 to 5am May 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 southbound, junction 4 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

M60, from 9pm May 23 to 5am May 25, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61 southbound, junction 3 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

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