Stockport road closures: eight for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups 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 September 27 to 5am October 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J25 to J24 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

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

• M56, from 9pm October 5 to 5am October 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - lane closure for electrical works.

• M60, from 8pm October 9 to 6am October 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 both directions J23 to J25 - lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M60, from 9pm October 11 to 5am October 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 26 lane closure due to maintenance works.

• A5103, from 9pm October 11 to 5am October 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, junction 4 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• M60, from 8pm October 12 to 5am October 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J27 to J2 - lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 9pm October 13 to 5am October 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for electrical works.

• M60, from 8am to 5pm on October 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 3 to junction 3 - hard shoulder only for electrical works.

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