Road works information for Highways Agency roads in the North West 14/10/2011
Road works information for Highways Agency roads in the North West – 7 days beginning Monday 17 October 2011
NEW SCHEMES
Brettargh Holt roundabout
From Monday 17 October there will be daytime lane closures on the roundabout and slip roads at Brettargh Holt between 9.30am and 4.00pm while bridge repairs are carried out. The work is expected to be complete by 11 December.
M6 Junction 35
There will be a full closure of the M6 Junction 35 northbound exit sliproad and lane closures on the southbound exit slip road overnight from 8.00pm Thursday 20 October to 6.00am Friday 21st October while road marking work takes place. A fully signed diversion will be in operation.
A590 Dalton By-pass – Askham Road Roundabout to Ulverston Road
There will be daytime width restrictions along this section of the A590 while drainage works are carried out. The restrictions will be in place from 9.00am to 5.00pm from Monday 17 October to Friday 4 November.
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 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 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 28th Oct.
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 install traffic signals at 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
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 7 and 8 (Accrington)
There will be some lane closures between junctions 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 is expected to finish by 23 October.
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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