Road closures: nine for Knowsley drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Knowsley will have nine National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• 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.

• M62, from 9pm November 17 to 6am December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 both directions, junction 6 to junction 7 - lane closure for inspection/survey on behalf of National Highways.

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

• M57, from 10pm November 20 to 5am November 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 North and southbound, junction 2 lane closures due to works on the overhead railway bridge.

• M62, from 8pm November 23 to 6am November 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 both directions J6 to Tarbuck Island - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• M57, from 9pm November 25 to 5am November 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 both directions J5 to J6 - lane closure for barriers.

• M57, from 8pm November 27 to 5am November 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, J2 to A5300 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• M57, from 8pm November 28 to 6am December 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, jct one to 3 lane closures due to electrical works.

• M57, from 9pm November 29 to 5am December 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 both directions J2 to J3 - lane closure for barriers.

• M57, from 9pm December 1 to 5am December 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, J4 to J3 - lane closure for barriers.

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