Tameside road closures: seven for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

And two 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 five closures already in place are 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 two closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A57, from 9.30am to 3.30pm on October 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 eastbound, junction 3 to junction 4 - lane closure due to sign maintenance.

• A57, from 8pm October 6 to 6am October 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M67 westbound, junction 4 to J3 - lane closure for electrical works on behalf of National Highways.

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