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

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

And five 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 six closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• M60, from 8pm December 4 to 5am December 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J2 to J27 - lane closure for communications.

• M56, from 9pm December 4 to 5am December 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions J1 to J25 - lane closures and slip closure for drainage.

• M60, from 8.30pm December 12 to 5am December 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct 23 - one lane closures and carriageway closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 8.30pm December 14 to 5am December 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct one - 24 lane closures and carriageway closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 8.30pm December 16 to 5am December 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 24 to one - carriageway closure for horticulture.

• M60, from 8.30pm December 17 to 5am December 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 1 to 25 - carriageway closure for horticulture (cutting and planting).

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