Stockport road closures: eight for motorists to avoid this week

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

And four of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

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

• 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.

• M60, from 9pm March 1 to 6am May 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise A34 J3 to M60 CW and ACW - carriageway closure for barriers.

• 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 five closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M60, from 8.30pm April 19 to 5am April 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and Anticlockwise, junction 27 - two lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 5am April 20 to 5am May 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 3 - Lane closure for barriers - Permanent.

• M60, from 9pm April 20 to 5am August 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anti-clockwise one to 25 - carriageway closure for Structure - maintenance.

• M60, from 8pm April 25 to 5am April 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise, junction 2 to 1 - Lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 8.30pm May 1 to 5am May 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise and Anticlockwise, junction 2 to 5 lane closures and carriageway closure due to general 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.