Road closures: more than a dozen for Tameside drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Tameside will have 13 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And four 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 four closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M67, from 8pm July 2 to 8pm August 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - four lane closures due to bridge works.

• M60, from 8.30pm June 30 to 5am October 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 2 to junction 1 - Lane closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• M67, from 9pm January 10 2023 to 5am February 26 2025, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, J1a to J3 - carriageway closure for Structure - New/Reconstruction.

• M60, from 8pm March 27 2023 to 6am May 3 2026, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - four lane closures and carriageway closures for Structure Reconstruction.

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

• A57, from 8pm August 7 to 6am August 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, jct one - four lane closures due to bridge works.

• M60, from 10.30am to 11am on August 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 jct 24 roundabout lane four closure due to traffic light repairs.

• M67, from 8pm August 11 2023 to 6am December 27 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, one to 4 - narrow lanes for construction - bridge/structure.

• A57, from 9.30am to 3.30pm on August 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A57 eastbound, Hyde Rd to John Kennedy Rd - multiway signals for drainage.

• A57, from 8pm August 14 to 6am August 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, jct one - four lane closures due to bridge works.

• M60, from 9pm August 14 to 5am August 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 24 to junction 24 - carriageway closure for litter clearance.

• M60, from 8pm August 17 to 6am August 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, one to 4 - Lane closure for Structure - New/Reconstruction.

• A627(M), from 8pm August 18 to 6am August 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, one to 4 - Lane closure for Structure - New/Reconstruction.

• M60, from 9pm August 21 to 5am August 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 24 exit slip road closure due to bridge examination.

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