Road closures: almost a dozen for Stockport drivers this week

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

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

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

• M60, from 8.30pm April 3 to 5am April 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and Anticlockwise, junction 2 to 5 lane closures and carriageway closure due to general maintenance works.

• M60, from 9pm March 1 to 5am April 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise A34 J3 to M60 CW and ACW - carriageway closure for barriers.

• M60, from 5am March 1 to 5am April 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 3 entry slip road lane closures due to barrier repairs.

• M56, from 8.30pm December 13 2021 to 6am April 9 2022, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 2 - three lane closures and slip road closures due to barrier repairs.

• M56, from 9pm March 28 to 5am April 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 1 to M60 Anticlockwise, junction 2 - carriageway closure for barriers.

• M60, from 8pm March 17 to 5am April 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise 24 - 26 lane closures and mainline closures due to resurfacing.

• M56, from 8pm April 1 to 5am April 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound, link road closure to A34 northbound, due to gas works.

• A5103, from 5pm January 1 to midnight, May 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): Manchester United home Game (3 hours after kick off).

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

• A5103, from 8.30pm April 9 to 5am April 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 1 to junction 4 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.

• M60, from 9pm April 11 to 5am August 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise one to 25 - carriageway closure for Structure - maintenance.

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