North West maintenance schemes

We're making improvements on the A550 between Hooton and Shotwick to enhance safety for walkers and drivers.

Work we've completed to date in phase one – Two Mills to the A494 section of the A550 - includes:

• replacing existing lighting columns with passive safe columns
• extending and widening footways
• installing vehicle restraint systems
• removing identified safety hazards
• installing vehicle activated signs at Shotwick Lane junction
• installing speed enforcement cameras

Closures

Our programme has changed due to emergency gas leak repairs by Cadent Gas Ltd at Hooton junction. The A41 is expected to be closed between 16 and 20 September, diverting traffic to the A550.  

We’ve paused our schedule, to allow this urgent work to take place and plan to complete our work from both phases, between 30 September and 18 October 2024.

To reduce disruption, we’re working overnight (9pm to 5am) from Monday to Friday.

For safety reasons, we’re closing the north and south sections of the A550 overnight while we work.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Location map for phase 1 and 2 works.

Diversions

Diversion routes are clearly signed during any road closures. We've agreed diversions in advance with Cheshire West, Chester Council and emergency services.

We’d like to thank drivers and local residents for their continued patience while we work to improve safety in the area.

Works back under way

Work to complete our essential improvements to the A66 Thelkeld Bridge will now resume from 8pm on Sunday 13 October until midday Friday 18 October 2024.

For safety, we're using temporary two-way traffic lights and a 30mph speed limit either side of the bridge while we work. We advise you to plan before travelling and allow more time to complete your journeys.

Our work is weather dependent and any future changes to the programme will be communicated to local traffic via signage. We’ll notify you of any significant changes via our social media channels, this web page and in the media.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation during our essential works. 

Overview

We’re repairing the A66 Threlkeld Bridge near Keswick. Our essential work involves waterproofing the bridge deck and resurfacing the road.

For safety, we're using temporary two-way traffic lights and a 30mph speed limit either side of the bridge while we work.

We’ll be working 24/7 for around two weeks from 8pm Sunday to midday Friday.

This means we can remove roadworks ahead of the weekend to minimise disruption.

Due to the location of the bridge, we’re can't provide a suitable local diversion.

We advise you to plan before travelling and allow more time to complete your journeys.

We’re keeping disruption to a minimum by working 24-hours a day and outside peak visitor times.

However, any bad weather may impact the programme. We’ll notify you of any significant changes via our social media channels, this webpage and in the media.

We’re close to completing our safety improvements along the M53 between Ellesmere Port and Stoak, Cheshire.

Our work has involved replacing safety barriers in the central reservation and sections of safety barrier along the roadside verge.

Better barriers will improve safety for drivers by reducing the risk of vehicle crossover. Also, there’ll be less disruption as less maintenance will be needed in future.

We're advising motorists that the hard shoulder remains closed as we continue overnight finishing work.

We’ll be minimising disruption by carrying out remaining work under night-time lane closures.

We expect to finish our work on Friday 1 November 2024.

We’re implementing safety enhancements and enforcement measures to a section of the M57 and at the Switch Island interchange. 

Our essential work involves speed enforcement along the 50mph and 40mph sections of the M57. 

At the Switch Island interchange, we are installing cameras to detect red light jumping and constructing additional safety features to keep pedestrians and motorists safe. 

For safety, single lane closures will be in place at the Switch Island interchange from Monday 7 October 2024 until early 2025. 

To minimise disruption, we’re working at night between 9pm and 5am, when traffic levels are lower. 

Diversions 

During any road closure, please follow the clearly signed diversion. We’re advising drivers to plan and allow extra time to complete journeys.

Our work will create some noise, we’d like to apologise in advance for any disturbance this may cause you.

We're making improvements to the M6 and Preston Bypass, between junction 33 and 31. 

Our essential works involve removing roadside lighting on Fylde Higher Overbridge, which spans junction 32 of the M6 to the M55 link roads. We will also carry out essential maintenance to roadside barriers and undertake road surface repairs, litter picking and signage works. 

For safety, the following full overnight closures will be in place between 9pm and 5am:

• 19 to 20 November 2024, M6 junction 33 to 32 (southbound)
• 19 to 20 November 2024, M6 junction 31 to 33 (northbound) and M55 eastbound and westbound link roads
• 21 to 22 November 2024, M6 junction 33 to 32 (southbound)
• 21 to 22 November 2024, M55 to M6 junction 32 eastbound link road

We’re working overnight when traffic levels are lower and to further reduce disruption, clearly signed diversion routes will be in place. 

Our work will create some noise, we’d like to apologise in advance for any disturbance this may cause you.

We're improving the M6 between junction 35 (Carnforth) and 36 (Crooklands).

Our work involves resurfacing the northbound carriageway, as well as the hard shoulder, from Holme village to junction 36.

We’ll be working overnight Sunday to Friday between 8pm and 6am (extended to 7am on Saturday mornings).

Most of our work will be done under night-time lane closures. On occasion we’ll also need to close slip roads at junction 36 overnight.

The essential improvements will ensure drivers continue to have smooth and reliable journeys on this part of the road network.

We’re keeping disruption to a minimum by working at night when traffic levels are lower.

However, our work will generate some noise, we'd like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Drivers in Cumbria will see improvements to their journeys as we resurface a section of the M6 between junction 39 (Shap) and Thrimby bridge.

We’re spending £1.7 million resurfacing over seven miles of the northbound carriageway, ensuring road users continue to have smooth and reliable journeys on this part of the motorway network.

We’ll be completing our essential work in two phases. The first is due to start on Monday 5 August, taking around two weeks.

The second phase begins on Monday 2 September and is expected to take five weeks to complete.

To reduce disruption, we’ll mainly work at night (8pm to 6am) and under lane closures, ensuring journeys are maintained.

Please note, one lane closure (of three) will be kept in place during the day. This will allow us to complete work as safely and as quickly as possible.

For safety we’ll also need to close the M6 northbound between junction 39 and 40 overnight (8pm to 6am) on three occasions as follows:

• Tuesday 13 August
• Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 September

Motorists should follow the signed diversion during full carriageway closures via the A6, then the A66 before rejoining the M6 at junction 40.

Closures can change at short notice.  Make sure you check the latest information on our daily closures page. You can also get information on our regional X (formerly Twitter) page.

Diversion routes will be clearly signposted. 

We’re improving the M62 between junction 8 (Burtonwood) and 7 (Rainhill). 

Our essential work involves resurfacing the westbound carriageway as well as replacing road markings and traffic count loops.

We’ll be working overnight from 8pm to 6am (extended to 7am on weekends).

For safety, there will be lane closures and the following full westbound carriageway closures between junction 7 and 8 of the M62:

• Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 October
• Thursday 24 to Friday 25 October
• Wednesday 30 to Saturday 2 November 

The essential improvements will ensure drivers continue to have smooth and reliable journeys on this part of the road network.

Diversions

During any road closure, please follow the clearly signed diversion. We’re advising drivers to plan and allow extra time to complete journeys.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.