Liverpool road closures: 23 for motorists to avoid this week, including M53, M57, M58 and M62

The closures to motorways and A roads will affect drivers in Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral and could cause delays of up to 30 minutes.
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Merseyside drivers have a host of road closures and maintenance works to avoid this week, with four motorways and a number of A roads affected.

National Highways has revealed a list of 23 closures planned over the next fortnight, 15 of which could cause delays of up to 30 minutes.

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The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures already in place are expected to carry on:

  • M53, from 8am October 28 to 4.30pm October 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 northbound, five to 4 - lane closure for drainage.
  • M58, from 8pm October 11 to 6am December 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M58 both directions, junction 1 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for electrical works.
  • A580, from 9pm June 8 to 6am December 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 Haydock Island footpath closures due to improvement works.

And a further 20 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

  • M53, from 8pm October 30 to 5am October 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 both directions J1 to J2 - lane closure for communications.
  • M53, from 9pm October 31 to 5am November 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 both directions two to 3 - lane closure for barriers - temporary on behalf of National Highways.
  • M53, from 9pm November 2 to 5am November 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound, Moreton Spur to M53, junction 2slip road closures for horticulture works.
  • M53, from 10am to 2pm on November 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 both directions four to 5 - lane closure for barriers.
  • M53, from 9pm November 3 to 5am November 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 southbound, two to 2 - carriageway closure for horticulture (cutting and planting).
  • M57, from 9pm October 30 to 5am October 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 3 to junction 2 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
  • M57, from 9pm October 31 to 5am November 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
  • M57, from 9pm October 31 to 5am November 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 northbound, J1 to J2 - carriageway closure for electrical works.
  • M57, from 9pm November 1 to 5am November 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
  • M57, from 9pm November 2 to 5am November 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 6 to junction 7 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
  • M57, from 8pm November 6 to 6am November 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 northbound and southbound, jct one to 3 lane closures due to electrical works.
  • M57, from 8pm November 13 to 6am December 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 northbound, jct five entry slip road closures due to resurfacing.
  • M57, from 8pm November 13 to 6am November 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 both directions J6 to J5 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.
  • M57, from 9pm November 13 to 5am November 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 northbound, junction 1 to 2 - lane closures and slip road and carriageway closure for inspection/survey.
  • M62, from 8pm November 6 to 6am November 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 7 to J8 - lane closure for electrical works on behalf of National Highways.
  • M62, from 8pm November 6 to 6am November 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 both directions J6 to J8 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.
  • M62, from 8pm November 8 to 6am November 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 both directions J7 to J9 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.
  • M62, from 9pm November 10 to 5am November 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 7 to junction 6 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
  • A5036, from 10am October 30 to 6am November 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 eastbound, Heysham Road and Copy Lane lane one closure due to electrical works.
  • A5036, from 9pm November 6 to 5am November 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5036 eastbound, Hawthorne Road to Netherton Way Lane closure due to reconstruction/renewal.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.

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