Trafford road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Trafford's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And nine of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 and 30 minutes.

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

• M60, from 8.30pm July 15 to 5am July 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 Anticlockwise, junction 9 - five Lanes one and two closed with closure of, junction 8 exit and CD link and junction 7 and six exit and entry slips with ring management on, junction 8 roundabout due to general maintenance works.

• A556, from 8.30pm June 29 to 5am August 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 both directions, junction 7 to junction 5 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• A5103, from 8pm May 30 to 5am September 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 both directions, junction 7 to 6 - lane closures, carriageway closures and slip road closures due to carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

• M56, from 4.36pm January 13 2020 to 6am January 1 2025, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): No closures allowed unless 5k away between, junction 8 and M60 both directions.

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

• M60, from 8.30pm July 17 to 5am July 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 both directions, junction 6 to junction 9 - carriageway closure for horticulture.

• M60, from 8.30pm July 20 to 5am July 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clock and Anticlockwise, junction 11 - six carriageway closure for horticulture works.

• M60, from 8pm July 23 to 5am July 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M60 anti- clockwise, junction 6 -, junction 4 lane closure for barriers - temporary.

• A5103, from 9pm July 26 to 6am July 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anticlockwise J9 to J5 - slip road closures for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

• M60, from 8.30pm July 29 to 5am July 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct nine - 14 lane closures and carriageway closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 8.30pm July 31 to 5am August 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise and anticlockwise jct 12 - 14 lane closures and carriageway closures due to 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.