National Highways has confirmed a series of overnight closures on motorways in and around Greater Manchester, including the M6, M60 and M62, between Friday, 23 October, and Sunday, 25 October.
The closures affect carriageways, slip roads and link roads at various junctions, with work scheduled overnight to minimise disruption to daytime traffic.
Friday, 23 October closures
On Friday night, the M60 will see closures on both clockwise and anti-clockwise carriageways. The M60 clockwise Jct 3 exit slip road and the anti-clockwise Jct 3 exit slip road will be closed from 21:00 to 06:00. The M60 clockwise Jct 6 entry slip road will also close during the same period. Link roads from the M60 to the M61 northbound will close from 23:59 to 05:00 in both directions.
The M6 will have several closures on Friday. The M6 southbound Jct 18 exit and entry slip roads will close from 21:00 to 05:00, and the M6 southbound Jct 45 entry slip road will close from 20:00 to 06:00. The M6 northbound Jct 7 to Jct 10 carriageway will close from 22:00 to 06:00, and the M6 northbound Eastern Arm southbound to M5 link road will close from 22:00 to 06:00.
On the M62, multiple eastbound and westbound closures are planned. The M62 eastbound Jct 22 to Jct 24 carriageway will close from 20:00 to 06:00, along with the Jct 22 entry slip road and the Jct 23 and Jct 24 exit slip roads. Westbound, the M62 Jct 24 to Jct 22 carriageway will close from 20:00 to 06:00, with the Jct 22 exit slip road and Jct 23 and Jct 24 entry slip roads also closed. The M62 Jct 33 Ferrybridge roundabout northern and southern quadrants will close from 20:00 to 06:00.
Saturday, 24 October closures
On Saturday night, the M61 northbound will see a carriageway closure between Jct 6 and Jct 8 from 21:00 to 06:00, along with the Jct 6 entry slip road and the Jct 8 exit slip road. The Rivington exit and entry slip roads will also close from 21:00 to 06:00.
The M6 northbound will have a carriageway closure between Jct 19 and Jct 20 from 22:00 to 06:00, with the Jct 19 entry slip road and Jct 20 exit slip road also closed. The M6 northbound link to M56 westbound will close from 22:00 to 06:00. The M6 northbound Jct 32 entry slip road will close from 21:00 to 06:00, and the Jct 32 to Jct 33 carriageway will close from 22:00 to 06:00. The M6 southbound Jct 10 to Jct 7 carriageway will close from 22:00 to 05:00, and the M6 southbound Jct 8 to M5 southbound Jct 1 link road will close from 22:00 to 05:00.
The M62 will see closures on the eastbound Jct 24 entry slip road from 21:00 to 05:00, and the eastbound Jct 9 entry slip road from 21:00 to 05:00. Westbound, the Jct 21 exit and entry slip roads will close from 22:00 to 06:00, and the Jct 22 entry slip road will close from 22:00 to 06:00. The M67 westbound Jct 2 to Jct 0 carriageway will close from 21:00 to 06:00, with the Jct 1A entry slip road also closed.
Sunday, 25 October closures
On Sunday night, the M56 westbound will see a carriageway closure between Jct 14 and A494 Park Gate from 21:00 to 05:00, along with the Jct 14 entry slip road. Link roads to the M53 southbound and northbound will close from 21:00 to 05:00. The M56 eastbound Jct 16 to Jct 14 carriageway will close from 21:00 to 06:00, with the Jct 14 exit slip road also closed.
The M6 southbound Jct 45 entry slip road will close from 20:00 to 06:00, and the M6 southbound Jct 10 to Jct 7 carriageway will close from 22:00 to 05:00. The M61 northbound Rivington exit and entry slip roads will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
On the M62, the eastbound Jct 37 entry slip road, the Jct 37 to Jct 38 carriageway, and the Jct 38 exit slip road will all close from 20:00 to 06:00. The M62 westbound to M1 southbound dedicated link road will close from 20:00 to 05:00. The M67 westbound Jct 2 to Jct 0 carriageway and the Jct 1A entry slip road will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
Drivers are advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for journeys during these overnight closures.
