Salford road closures: nine for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

And two 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:

• M61, from 8pm October 1 to 5am October 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, J3 to J1 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

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

• M602, from 12.30am to 5am on October 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M602 westbound, junction 2 exit slip road lane closure due to inspection works.

• M60, from 8pm October 2 to 6am October 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 both directions J1 to J3 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 8.30pm October 4 to 5am October 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 9 to junction 13 - carriageway closure for communications.

• M60, from 8pm October 8 to 6am October 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 both directions J13 to J17 - lane closure for electrical works.

• M60, from 8pm to 11pm on October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 13 exit slip road Lane one closure due to works on Worsley Brow/Barton Road.

• M60, from 9pm October 11 to 5am October 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise J16 to J16 - lane closure for horticulture.

• M61, from 8pm October 12 to 5am October 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M61 southbound, J3 to J1 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• M61, from 10pm October 14 to 10am October 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M61, junction 3 - A666 northbound and southbound, carriageway closure due to maintenance works.

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