Tameside road closures: eight for motorists to avoid this week

Tameside'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 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 August 3 to 6am August 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, j3 to j3 - carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• A57, from 9.30am August 26 to 3.30pm September 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A57 westbound, at, junction of A628 works on the footway outside Albion House to repair leak on water services.

• M60, from 8pm August 15 to 5am September 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

• M67, from 9pm August 29 2022 to 6am August 18 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - four lane closures and carriageway closures due to bridge works.

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

• M67, from 5am August 30 to 9pm September 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - four lane closures and carriageway closures due to bridge works.

• M60, from 8.30pm August 30 to 5am August 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 2 to junction 1 - Lane closure for Horticulture (Cutting and Planting).

• M67, from 9pm August 30 to 6am September 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 - four lane closures and carriageway closures due to bridge works.

• M67, from 8pm September 7 to 6am September 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M67 eastbound and westbound, M60 to J4 - carriageway closure for communications.

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