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Road works information for Highways Agency roads across the North West – 7 days beginning Monday 1 August 2011

Government Communications (NDS)

29 July 2011

Different entry and exit slip road will be closed overnight on different dates and signed diversions will be in place. Closures include:- the roads linking the M56 and M60 around M56 Junction 1- the entry slip road from the southbound A34 Kingsway and the exit slip road from the M56 onto the northbound A34 Kingsway- the eastbound entry and westbound exit slip roads at Junction 2 at Sharston- the eastbound exit slip road at Junction 3a- the eastbound entry slip roads at Junction 5 at Manchester Airport and Junction 6 at Hale- the westbound entry and exit slip roads at Junction 6.Several miles of eastbound carriageway between Hasty Lane south of Manchester Airport and the bridge over the railway line at Blackcarr just north of Junction 3a will also be closed for resurfacing but drivers will be able to use the hard shoulder instead with a 50mph speed limit in place.Parts of the westbound carriageway between Hollyedge Road overbridge west of Junction 3 and the Chapel Lane overbridge west of Junction 6 will also be resurfaced and subject to overnight closures – but again with the hard shoulder used as a running lane and a 50mph speed limit in place to keep the motorway open to drivers.Work will be taking place between 10pm and 5am and will only affect individual slip roads or sections of the carriageway for one or two nights before work moves onto another part of the motorway and the project is completed before Thursday, September 1.ONGOING SCHEMESM60 Junctions 19-23There will be various lane closures on the clockwise and anti clockwise carriageways of the M60 between junction 23 (Ashton under Lyne) and junction 19 (Middleton) while work to repair the road surface continues. A 40 mph speed limit will be in place for the duration of the works, with average speed cameras in operation.M53Junction 1 Wallasey (bridge repairs) – various lane closures in both directions at Bidston Moss Viaduct for bridge repairs. Work continues until the end of March 2012. During the current phase of works, which will start on 15 July and last around four weeks, there will be a full closure of the northbound M53 link onto the A5139 Docks Link Road and a full closure of the northbound carriageway of the A5139 Docks Link Road to the Poulton Bridge Road roundabout.Motorists have to be especially careful to exit the M53 at junction one unless they intend to travel into the Kingsway tunnel.WORK OFF THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY NETWORK WHICH MAY AFFECT CUSTOMERS ON HIGHWAYS AGENCY ROADS M53 (Cheshire Oaks)There will be off peak lane closures at junction ten while work to improve the entranceway into Cheshire Oaks takes place. Work is expected to continue until the Summer. In the event of queues, motorists trying to access Cheshire Oaks are advised to exit the M56 at junction 14 and use the A5117.A55 J36a, Saighton Army Camp – near Huntington in CheshireImprovement works to the roundabout ahead of a new housing development mean that various lanes will be closed during off peak periods between now and October. Once completed, the works will provide an additional lane on the exit sliproad.WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN BY OTHER AGENCIES WHICH MAY AFFECT HIGHWAYS AGENCY CUSTOMERSThere will be various road closures in parts of Bootle, including Park Lane West, Dunnings Bridge Road, Copy Lane and Netherton Way while work to renew 2km of gas mains takes place between now and November.National Grid has worked with the Highways Agency to reduce their impact on motorists. On Dunningsbridge Road, two lanes in each direction will remain open during the day with further lane restrictions only being put in place at night and during weekends. Work will also be suspended during major events such as football matches. Cumbria and North LancashireNEW SCHEMESM6 Southbound to M55 Westbound link road The sliproad will be fully closed for emergency repairs to bridge deck joints overnight on Monday 1 August from 9pm to 6am on Tuesday 2 August.ONGOING SCHEMESWORK BEING UNDERTAKEN BY OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS WHICH MAY AFFECT HIGHWAYS AGENCY CUSTOMERSA66 Kemplay Bank roundabout – South of Penrith town centre Improvement works as part of a new Sainsbury’s development mean that a 40mph speed limit will be imposed from Tuesday 31 May for the duration of the scheme, which is scheduled to finish at the end of November. Two lanes will be maintained on the A66 during the daytime but the roundabout will be reduced to one lane overnight between 8pm and 6am. Three adjacent lay-bys on the A66 will also be closed.