Road closures: five for Rochdale drivers over the next fortnight

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

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing a wait of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A627(M), from 8pm November 27 to 5am December 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A627M both directions A663 to J1 - carriageway closure for drainage.

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

• M62, from 9pm December 13 to 5am December 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 20 to junction 19 - lane closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• M62, from 9pm December 14 to 6am December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 both directions, junction 19 to junction 21 - lane closure for drainage.

• M62, from 8pm December 18 to 5am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, J21 to J22 - lane closure for structure - maintenance.

• M66, from 9pm December 20 to 5am December 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M66 both directions junction4 to junction2 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.

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