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

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

And five of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups 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:

• A5103, from 11pm January 27 to 5am January 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise, junction 4 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• A5103, from 9pm November 11 2023 to 6am February 1 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, jct nine to 7 lane closures and slip road closures due to resurfacing scheme.

• A5103, from 11pm December 14 2023 to 6am May 15 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J7 to J6 - carriageway closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• A5103, from 8pm January 8 to 6am June 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 anti-clockwise J7 to J6 - carriageway closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

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

• M56, from 9pm February 5 to 5am February 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 both directions J6 to J5 - lane closure for drainage on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm February 9 to 5am February 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M60 clockwise J9 to J10 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

• M602, from 9pm February 10 to 5am February 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, 11 to 12 - lane closure for barriers - permanent 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.