Salford road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid this week

Salford's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And eight 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 10 closures are due to start this week:

• M60, from 7am November 28 to 6am December 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M602 East and westbound, junction 2 to roundabout lane closures due to inspection works.

• M60, from 8pm November 28 to 6am December 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct 10 - 17 - M61 southbound, jct three - M602 westbound, jct two - one - M62 eastbound, jct 11 - 12 lane closures and slip road closures due to sign works.

• M62, from 10pm November 29 to 6am November 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, jct 12 to jct 10 - lane closures for electrical works.

• A556, from 8pm November 30 to 6am December 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 9 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for Electrical works.

• M60, from 9pm December 1 2022 to 6am January 1 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A580 eastbound and westbound, M61 northbound and southbound, junction 1 to 3, M60 clockwise and Anticlockwise, junction 14 to 16 due to electrical works.

• A627(M), from 8pm December 5 2022 to 6am January 21 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, jct 18 - 20 lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 9pm December 6 to 6am December 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise J15 to J15 - Lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 9pm December 6 to 5am December 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M602 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - three lane closures and carriageway closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 9pm December 12 to 6am December 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise A580 to M60 clockwise carriageway closure due to inspection works.

• M60, from 11pm December 12 to 6am December 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise J15 to J15 - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

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