Road works information for Highways Agency roads in the North West 07/10/2011
Road works information for Highways Agency roads in the North West – 7 days beginning Monday 10 October 2011
NEW SCHEMES
A55 Vicars Cross Roundabout (junction with the A51) Work starts on Monday 10th October on a joint scheme with Cheshire West and Chester Council to signallise the roundabout, renew road markings and carry out resurfacing. Work is expected to last until Monday, November 14.
Work will be restricted to Monday to Fridays and overnight working only – 10pm to 5am. A programme of closures includes access onto the roundabout from A51, A55 exit slip roads and full roundabout with clearly-signed diversions in place. More information will be posted at www.highways.gov.uk
M60 junctions 4 – 25
There will be a series of overnight slip road closures along the M60 ring road for routine maintenance work from Monday 10th October. The closures will be from 10pm to 5.30am and clearly signed diversions will be in place during these times.
The slip roads affected are:
10 – 11 October – Junction 25 exit slip road anticlockwise 10 – 11 October – Junction 11 exit slip road anticlockwise
12 – 13 October – M602 westbound link with M60 clockwise
12 – 13 October – Junction 4 access slip road clockwise
14 – 15 October – Junction 16 access slip road clockwise
M61 junctions 2 and 3
There will be overnight slip road closures for routine maintenance work at Junctions 2 and 3 on the M61 from Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th October. The closures will be from 10pm to 5.30am and clearly signed diversions will be in place during these times.
The slip roads affected are:
- 11 – 12 October – Junction 3 exit slip southbound
- 13 – 14 October – Junction 2 southbound link with A580
ONGOING SCHEMES
A66 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.
A66 Between Centre Parcs and Temple Sowerby By-pass
Night time traffic signals for patching works between 8pm and 6am. Works are scheduled to be complete on the 9th Oct 2011.
A66 Appleby to Sandford
Daytime and night time traffic signals for resurfacing, drainage improvement, barrier and sign works 9am to 4pm and 9pm to 6am. Works are scheduled to be complete on the 23rd Oct.
A590 Between Junction 36 and Brettargh Holt Rbt
Night time convoy working with speed restrictions for joint works 8pm to 6am. Works are due to be complete on the 16th Oct.
A590 Fiddlers Hall
A short section of the Westbound lane of the A590 near Fiddlers Hall, will be closed between Newby Bridge and High Newton for the second phase of a drainage scheme.
Work will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm each day and again from 8pm to 6am the following morning.
Manually operated traffic lights will guide people past the roadworks past the Eastbound carriageway and a 40mph speed limit will be in place. Works are due to be complete on the 16th Oct.
M53 junctions 4 – 9 Wirral
From Monday September 26 there will be four miles of roadworks running from south of Junction 4 at Bebington to just beyond Junction 9 at Ellesmere Port. There will be a 50mph speed limit on all lanes while essential bridge repairs are carried out on the Eastham Viaduct at Junction 5 and safety works including a new barrier are taking place between junctions 8 and 9 at Ellesmere Port. The work requires occasional lane closures and periods of contraflow. Alternate overnight carriageway closures will be in place for short periods during the middle and end of the scheme for the installation and removal of traffic management, and the slip roads onto the southbound carriageway at Junction 8 and onto the northbound carriageway at Junction 9 will also be closed until mid-October. Clearly signed diversions will be in place at all times. Work on the bridge is due to end on Tuesday November 9, and work between junctions 8 and 9 is due for completion by Thursday December 15.
M65 junctions 10 and 12 (Brierfield) and 7 and 8 (Accrington)
There will be some lane closures between junctions 10 and 12, and 7 and 8 of the M65 for resurfacing schemes. All work will take place overnight from 7pm to 7am and at least one lane will remain open in each direction at all times, but short delays are expected. The work between junctions 10 and 12 is expected to take around 2 weeks from w/c 12 September while the work between junctions 7 and 8 will last around six weeks.
M56 and M53 (Stoak Interchange)
There will be occasional lane closures overnight and at weekends around junction 15 of the M56 and junction 11 of the M53 at Stoak while work to repair bridges and resurface the carriageway takes place. 50mph speed limits will be in force and fully signed diversions will be in place.
M60 Junctions 19-23 (Middleton to Ashton-under-Lyne)
There 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. Clearly signed diversions are always in place.
M53 (Bidston Moss)
Junction 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 12 August and is expected to last seven weeks, there will be a full closure of the Southbound exit slip from the A5139 Docks Link Road to the M53 junction 1 roundabout and overnight closures of the Docks Links Road from the Poulton Bridge Road roundabout to the A5139 Southbound exit slip. A diversion will take drivers via Gorsey Lane, Dock Road, A5088 Wallasey Bridge Road, the A553 Hoylake Road and the A554 to the M53 junction 1.
A55, J36a (Saighton Army Camp – near Huntington in Cheshire)
Improvement works to the roundabout ahead of a new housing development mean that various lanes will be closed during off peak periods until the end of October. Once completed, the works will provide an additional lane on the exit sliproad.
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