Planned road works in the North West: summary for Monday 10 to Sunday 16 October 2016
Summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week.
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 7 October and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.
M53 between junctions 4 and 5 (bridge joints)
Work began in September for approximately 4 months to renew road markings and bridge joints. This will be carried out in a number of phases between 8pm and 5am (7am during weekends) Monday to Saturday with lane closures. Some night closures will also be required with signed diversions.
M53 between junctions 4 and 5 (resurfacing)
Work begins tomorrow (Saturday 8 October) to resurface both carriageways in a 5 week project. It involves daytime lane closures and overnight full carriageway closures between 10pm and 5am each night. The first full closures of the southbound carriageway will be taking place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights (12, 13 and 14 October) with further closures on Monday and Tuesday 17 and 18 October. A signed diversion will be in place using the B5151, B5133 and A41. Northbound closures will take place at the end of the month.
M56 Weaver Viaduct repairs and resurfacing
Work started in August on a £1.5 million project to repair and resurface Weaver Viaduct which helps carry the M56 between junction 12 and junction 14. The work involves overnight lane and hard shoulder closures – with a handful of overnight carriageway closures this month. Work will be complete by the beginning of November.
M6 junctions 16 to 19: Cheshire smart motorway
Work is underway for the smart motorway upgrade – typically with 1 or 2 lanes closed overnight between junctions in both directions and/or mobile lane closures along short sections of carriageway.
For more information, visit the scheme website.
M6 junction 22 bridge maintenance
Essential bridge maintenance started on Monday (3 October) to replace 40 corroded bearings on the M6 junction 22 bridges.
The work, between junctions 21a and 23, is likely to last for 6 months. It will be carried out in a number of phases, largely during daytime hours, Monday to Friday, between 7.30am and 5pm, with some work taking place outside these times.
M6 junction 32 (Broughton Interchange)
Work to complete bridge repairs at the interchange will take place next week requiring:
- between midnight on Monday (10 October) and 5am on Tuesday (11 October) a full closure of the southbound M6 at junction 32.Drivers will be sent onto the westbound M55 to rejoin the southbound M6 via the eastbound M55 from junction 1.
- between midnight on Wednesday (12 October) and 5am on Thursday (13 October) full closure of the link road from the southbound M6 onto the westbound M55. Drivers wishing to join the M55 will need to do so by using the northbound M6 link road which they can access by leaving the southbound M6 and joining the northbound M6 from junction 31.
M6 junction 34 Lancaster
Lancashire County Council work off the motorway on the Heysham Link project requires a lane 1 and hard shoulder closure in both directions on the motorway around junction 34.
For more information, visit the scheme website.
M60 junction 8 Sale to junction 20 Rochdale
A major scheme is taking place to cut congestion and improve journey times on parts of the M60 and the M62 in Greater Manchester. The scheme involves overnight slip road and carriageway closures with a 50mph limit in place for the safety of workers and drivers. A significant programme of temporary night closures has been programmed to fit gantries with wiring and signs, which will take the project to May 2017.
For more information, visit the scheme website.
The project is due to be completed in autumn 2017.
M602 Clarendon Bridge
Work to refurbish this footbridge over the M602 near Eccles started in August and is expected to take around 12 weeks. The footbridge will be closed – with a signed pedestrian diversion place – throughout the project. There will also be occasional overnight – 9pm to 5am – M602 carriageway closures with signed, short diversions in place.
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon
A £192 million project is being carried out to create a new dual carriageway linking the M56 to the M6 in Cheshire. From Monday (10 October), a new phase of work will start at the southern, Knutsford, end of the project around the roundabout at junction 19 of the M6.
The existing or forthcoming closures include:
- total, 9pm to 5am, overnight closure of the roundabout at junction 19 of the M6 (excluding Saturday and Sunday nights) for 4 weeks – drivers on the northbound M6 will be able to leave at junction 19 but only to access the southbound A556 (for Northwich).
- total, 9pm to 5am, overnight closure (both carriageways, excluding Saturday and Sunday nights) of the A556 between Mere crossroads and the M6 until Friday 4 November
- the entry slip road onto the eastbound M56 at junction 7 will be closed from 9pm on Wednesday (12 October) to 5am on Thursday (13 October)
- the exit slip road from the eastbound M56 at junction 7 is closed for work to provide new link roads and a new roundabout at Bowdon
- Millington Lane, off the existing A556, is now closed around the clock until Friday 21 October (was Friday 11 November). Access maintained for local residents at all times.
For more information, visit the scheme website.
A56 Rising Bridge roundabout
Work is going on to improve safety and reduce delays at Rising Bridge Roundabout near Haslingden. Work will be carried out daily between 8pm and 6am, and will involve total closure of the A56 between A680 Blackburn Road and A679 Burnley Road. Single lane closures to Rising Bridge roundabout will also be required and some full closures will be needed at Rising Bridge roundabout, during which times fully signed diversion routes will be in place. With the exception of the embankment and surfacing, the works is expected to finish in the near future.
A590 Booths to Greenodd roundabouts
There will be a full closure in both directions between Booths roundabout (Ulverston) and Greenodd roundabout overnight from 8pm to 5am on Sunday (9 October) and again on Sunday 30 October for carriageway repairs. Signed diversions will be in place using the A595 and A5902 (eastbound) and A592 (westbound).
A590 Arrad Foot
Work starts on Monday (10 October) for 3 weeks to replace rock face netting and clear vegetation at this site. A contraflow will be in place with eastbound drivers able to use a lane of the westbound carriageway.
A590 Ulverston
Drainage repairs between Dalton and Queen Street will start on Monday (10 October) for 5 weeks with 8pm to 6am overnight working during the first week extended to include 9.30am to 3.30pm working for the rest of the project. Narrow lanes or temporary traffic lights will be deployed.
A595 Blackbeck
Bridge repairs south of Blackbeck roundabout, between Egremont and Calder Bridge, started on Monday 12 September for 6 weeks. Work is taking place around the clock with a temporary speed limit and temporary traffic lights in place. The traffic lights will be staffed at key times.
A66 Warcop
Work started on Monday (3 October) to reconstruct and then resurface the carriageway with the westbound lane closed around the clock and temporary traffic lights in place. The work is expected take 4 weeks.
A66 Bassenthwaite Lake
Works to raise sections of the carriageway and improve flood resilience started in September. A first phase near Dubwath junction started on 19 September and involves 24hr traffic lights - reduced to daytime signals where safety allows. This will continue until Christmas. The second phase starts on Monday (10 October) for around 2 weeks and involves vegetation clearance from the central reservation. This requires a lane 2 closure of the eastbound dual carriageway at Bassenthwaite Lake. Following this, a contraflow will be in place whilst works are undertaken to strengthen the central reservation embankment and raise the road profile.
A663 Broadway
Some 3 ½ miles of the route are being resurfaced between the A627(M) at Holden Fold and Moston Lane East, south of junction 21, M60. All work will be carried out in sections under night closures, between the hours of 8pm and 5am (Monday to Friday nights) with some weekend working between 8pm and 7am (Saturday and Sunday nights). Between 7 November and Christmas, work will only take place from Monday to Wednesday. Signed diversions will be in place. The project is likely to be completed by the end of January.
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