Merseyside road closures: 14 for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Merseyside will have fourteen National Highways road closures to contend with this week.

And seven of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing waits of up to 30 minutes.

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

• M53, from 9.30am June 26 to 3.30pm June 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 westbound, junction 2a lane closure due to electrical works.
• M53, from 9pm June 27 to 5am June 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound and southbound, junction 1 to junction 3 - carriageway closure for drainage.
• M53, from 8pm June 28 to 5am June 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound, junction three - two lane closures and slip road closures due to structure maintenance works.
• M57, from 9pm July 7 to 5am July 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 southbound, J2 to J1 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.
• A580, from 9pm June 8 to 6am September 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 Haydock Island footpath closures due to improvement works.
• A5036, from 9pm June 25 to 5am June 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 eastbound and westbound, Netherton Way to Hawthorne Road lane closures due to sign works.
• A5036, from 8pm April 17 to 6am July 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 both directions Park Lane to Netherton Way closure due to construction improvement.
• A5036, from 9pm October 12 2022 to 5am October 12 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5036 eastbound and westbound, Kirkstone to Netherton - Lane closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

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

• M58, from 9pm June 27 to 5am June 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M58 eastbound, junction 1 to junction2 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.
• M62, from 9pm July 3 to 5am July 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, six to 7 - lane closure for construction improvement/upgrade.
• A59, from 9pm June 28 to 5am June 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M58 westbound, junction 3 to junction1 - carriageway closure for Horticulture.
• A5036, from 8am to 6pm on July 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 eastbound and westbound, Princess Way lane closures due to maintenance works.
• A5036, from 9.30am July 3 to 1pm July 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 eastbound, Park Lane to Heysham Road lane one closure due to drainage.
• A5036, from 8am to 5pm on July 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5036 westbound, Switch Island to Copy Lane - lane closure for horticulture.

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