North West maintenance schemes

We'll be working around the southern pedestrian subway entrance under the A5036.

Closures and Diversion

Friday 13 February to Friday 6 March - Rawson Road

Closed at its junction with the A5036

For safety, temporary barriers will be installed on 13 February to prevent vehicles moving through the site and removed on 28 February.

Subway closures

We'll close the subway from Saturday 14 until Sunday 22 February from 7:30am to 6pm, coinciding with local school holidays.

From Monday 23 February to Friday 6 March the subway will open on weekdays to allow families to take children to and from school. :

• 8.30am to 9.30am
• 2.45pm to 3.45pm

Pedestrian diversion

• follow Elm Drive onto Crosby Road South to temporary pedestrian traffic lights at Princess Way (dual carriageway)
• follow Lathom Avenue to the diversion’s end

Diversion route map

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Closures

From 14 to 21 March a temporary lane one closure will be in place on the eastbound A540 through Two Mills junction.
 
Traffic will continue to run in lane two, and the local bus stops will remain open throughout.
 
We’re making every effort to ensure the impact and disruption to the local community and road users is kept to a minimum.

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.

Following some recent delays due to weather, we've rescheduled our works to finish by Friday 27 February 2026.

Closures

Monday 9 February to Friday 27 February 2026 - A56 Haslingden Bypass northbound between A680/B6527 Manchester Road (Bent Gate junction) and Rising Bridge roundabout

A signed diversion route will be in place throughout closures. 

During works, we'll close access between Todd Hall Road or Booth Street and the A56 Haslingden Bypass. Follow the signed diversion along the A680 and access properties by Commerce Street, Booth Street and Station Road instead.

Please allow extra time for your journeys.

Rising Bridge Roundabout resurfacing – Wednesday 18 February and Thursday 19 February  (2 nights)

We'll need these overnight (8pm - 6am) closures.

• A56 Haslingden Bypass southbound between Rising Bridge roundabout and A680/B6527 Manchester Road (Bent Gate junction)
• A56 Accrington Bypass northbound between Rising Bridge roundabout and A679 Burnley Road (near Huncoat)
• A56 Accrington Bypass southbound from A679 Burnley Road (near Huncoat) to Rising Bridge roundabout

We'll install traffic lights at the roundabout to maintain traffic flow in both directions.

Signed diversion routes will be in place throughout closures.

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.

Work

We're making improvements at Norcross roundabout on the A585 in Thornton-Cleveleys.

We’ll install clearer markings on the north and southbound approaches to help motorists travel through the junction. 

We'll also resurface the roundabout to provide a smoother and more consistent driving surface. 

We'll reduce the speed limit on the northbound approach from the national speed limit (70mph) to 40mph. We’ll install road signs to advise drivers of the change.

Start of works delayed to March 2026

Our improvements have been delayed because an environmental agreement hasn't yet been confirmed with partners.

We now expect to start work in March 2026. We'll give you more information on this page when we have firm details.

We're approaching the end of our essential work. 

To safely install new road markings, we'll put three way temporary traffic lights in place at Newby Bridge roundabout on:

• Thursday 5 March (8pm-6am)

No further roadworks are planned after this work. 

Minor delays are expected so please allow extra time to complete your 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.

Works

We’re preparing for upcoming repairs on the A66 between Braithwaite and Chapel Beck aqueduct.

This involves:

• resurfacing both carriageways from Braithwaite Institute to Chapel Beck aqueduct
• replacing road markings and studs

Closure

Monday 2 March to Tuesday 31 March (7pm-5am)

For safety a 40mph speed limit, temporary traffic lights and a convoy system will be in place during our work. A convoy system is where a vehicle safely leads traffic through roadworks. 

Our plans mean the A66 will be open throughout the project, but some minor delays to journeys are expected.

We’ll also remove traffic management before the Easter Bank Holiday weekend to help people enjoy smoother journeys. 

We’re doing all we can to minimise the impact of our work. However, our work will inevitably generate some noise and minor delays.

We’d like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Closures

We'll start on Monday 12 January and finish in April 2026.

We'll work overnight (9pm-6am) where traffic levels are lower.

We'll need some total closures of slip roads. We'll only close one slip road at a time to minimise disruption. 

Clearly signed diversion routes will be in place during each closure.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Closures

We'll fully close the M56 junction 14 eastbound exit slip road over two weekends:

• 9pm Friday 13 February to 5am Monday 16 February
• 9pm Friday 27 February to 5am Monday 2 March

We'll need further weekend work on the main carriageway in near future. We’ll give information on this page when we have firm details. 

Diversion

• travel eastbound to M56 junction 12
• use the slip roads at junction 12 to join the M56 westbound carriageway back to junction 14

Diversion route map

We'll also clearly sign the A5117 Hill View Way to access junction 14 at Hapsford as an alternative route.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We need to remove old equipment including lighting columns, lanterns and cables as well as clearing vegetation.

Closures

We'll work weeknights (8pm to 6am) from Monday 17 November to Spring 2026.

To minimise disruption, we'll use lane closures on the motorway.

We'll need some road closures to work safely and these closures. We'll only do this when absolutely necessary. 

Where we need total closures, we'll put diversion routes in place. 

We'll maintain access for emergency services throughout.

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.

During works, there will be

• a lane closure with a temporary barrier on the M6
• a temporary 50mph speed limit.

Closures

Saturday 31 January to Sunday 1 February - M6 southbound from junctions 42 to 41

Closed overnight  (9pm-6am) to install the lane closure and temporary barrier on the southbound carriageway

During the closure we'll divert traffic onto the A6.

Once the works are complete, we'll need to close the M6 southbound from junctions 42 to 41 to remove traffic management.

We've provisionally booked this for Monday 9 March 2026 overnight.

Bad weather may affect our programme. We’ll notify you of any significant changes by our social media channels and on this page.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’ll be working overnight (8pm-6am) from Monday 5 January to Friday 6 March on weeknights.

Closures

The M6 will remain open while we work, with lane closures in place to keep road users and our workforce safe.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re about to undertake some upcoming essential vegetation clearance work on the M6 and M55 between junction 32 southbound exit slip to M55 junction 1, near Preston.

We’ll work overnight from Monday 9 March to Friday 20 March, Monday to Fridays, 8pm to 6am. 

To carry out our work safely, we’ll close:

Monday 9 March – Friday 13 March 8pm to 6am 

• M6 junction 32 southbound exit slip 
• M55 junction 1 westbound exit slip 

Monday 16 March – Friday 20 March 8pm to 6am 

• M55 junction 1 eastbound entry slip

During closures, a fully signed diversion will be in place. Further information about our work can be found using the link to our website on the reverse of this postcard. Access to frontages and emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout. 

We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes. 

Closures

Thursday 11 December 2025 to Friday 13 February 2026

• northbound carriageway daytime and overnight lane closures
• entry slip road closures

Tuesday 13 January to Wednesday 01 April  2026

• one lane (of three) closed round-the-clock (24 hours)
• the third phase is southbound only with a speed limit of 50mph through works
• we'll install temporary barriers during the scheme

When we need to close junction 36 slip roads, we'll put signed diversions in place.

Please allow extra time to complete your 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. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Closures

Monday 2 – Friday 6 March and Friday 13 March - M6 junction 37 northbound exit slip road

Closed overnight (8pm - 6am).

Diversion

• continue to M6 junction 38
• exit and then return south to reach junction 37.

Monday 9 – Thursday 12 March - M6 junction 37 southbound exit slip road

Closed overnight (8pm - 6am).

Diversion

• continue to M6 junction 36
• exit and then return north to reach junction 37.

The M6 main carriageway will remain open during closures.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’ll work overnight Sunday to Friday between 8pm and 6am.

Closures

We'll do most work using night-time lane closures.

On occasions, we’ll also need to put the traffic over the top of junction 41.

There will be some daytime working at the start and end of the scheme to remove and reinstate some asphalt kerbing.

Closures

We'll use overnight lane closures between 8pm and 6am Monday to Friday on both carriageways.

We’ll also close the entry slip at junction 5 overnight from November 2025 until end of March 2026. 

We'll put a clearly signed diversion route in place. This will add about 20 minutes to journeys.

We advise you to plan ahead and allow extra time to complete trips.

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.

We’ll work on the M60 in  both directions between junctions 23 and 24 near Audenshaw, Manchester. 

We are working during the daytime, Monday to Friday, to carry out the majority of the works, but we also need to work overnight at times for safety (9pm - 6am). 

Sometimes we may need to work on weekends in daytime and at night, when it’s safe to do so.

While we work, we'll use:

• narrow lanes
• a 50mph speed limit.

These will be in place 24/7 on both carriageways of the M60 until mid- May 2026.

Update 19 February 2026

Work is progressing well in the verges and we are ready to move to the next phase, which involves carrying out drainage repairs in the central reservation. To do this, we need to change the narrow lane road markings on both carriageways. For safety, these works will be undertaken overnight, between 9pm and 6am, as follows:

Closures

M60 anticlockwise carriageway between junctions 24 and 23

Fully closed overnight (9pm - 6am) on:

• Thursday 26 February 
• Friday 27 February
• Sunday 1 March 

M60 clockwise carriageway between junctions 23 and 24

Fully closed overnight (9pm - 6am) including both entry slip roads at M60 junction 23 on:

• Monday 2 March
• Tuesday 3 March
• Wednesday 4 March

These works will create more noise than usual, especially if we need to dry the road surface prior to moving the road markings. We’d like to apologise in advance for any disturbance this may cause you.  

These works need to be undertaken at night, as we need to fully close the carriageway to complete the work.  

We will continue to work during the daytime for other works following this, wherever safe to do so.

Diversion

A signed diversion route will follow the M67 motorway between Denton Island and junction 1a, the A6017, the A6140 and the A635. 

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your 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. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We're installing 1.8 metres high safety parapets on bridges over the M602 in Eccles and Weaste at:

• Langworthy Road
• Derby Road
• Weaste Road

All three bridges also cross the main Manchester to Liverpool railway line. Our improvements are backed by Network Rail and Salford Council. They’ll complement existing safety fences over the railway tracks. 

Our work also includes:

• resurfacing footpaths
• parking restrictions
• road markings

Closures and traffic management

Langworthy Road and Weaste Road bridges

We’ve had some delays and need more time to finish our works. Temporary traffic lights will be in place on:

Weaste Road:

In place 8 January to 9 March (in operation day and night)

Langworthy Road:

In place 8 January to 9 March (operating 8pm-5am only)

Overnight bridge closures (8pm-6am)

Weaste Road bridge will be closed overnight on:

• Wednesday 11 February
• Monday 16 February
• Monday 2 March
• Friday 6 March

Langworthy Road bridge will be closed overnight on:

• Tuesday 17 February
• Monday 9 March

Diversions

• when Weaste Road is closed, follow signed diversions by Langworthy Road
• when Langworthy Road is closed, follow signed diversions by Weaste Road

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.

We’re repairing Broad Lane bridge which carries the B6194 over the M62 between junction 20 and 21 near Rochdale.

Our works include:

• concrete repairs to the bridge’s central support
• replacing sections of the central reservation safety barrier
• resurfacing the carriageway in both directions
• refreshing road markings

Traffic management

During the scheme, lane three (of three) will be closed in both directions.

Drivers will be able to use the hard shoulder in each direction. This means three lanes will remain open each way.

A 50mph speed limit and narrow lanes will also be in place.

We will need to close carriageways at some times while we work. We'll give you details when they’re confirmed.

Diversion

During closures, the alternative route for B6194 is by:

• Broad Lane
• Rochdale Road
• Thornham Road
• Castleton Road
• Shaw Road
• Oldham Road
• New Broad Lane and vice versa

We'll try to minimise noise from our work as much as possible.

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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Closures and diversion

We'll mainly work at night, Monday to Friday from 9pm to 6am. Some activities may also take place during the day and at weekends.

Traffic management will start at M67 junction 1 (Denton Island) and finish east of junction 1A near the Edward Street overbridge.

To keep traffic moving, we're keeping two lanes open in each direction and limiting full closures of the M67.

Occasional overnight lane closures will also be needed for deliveries.

We advise drivers to plan ahead and allow extra time to complete journeys.

During any road closure needed for installing 24-hour traffic management, please follow the clearly signed diversion.

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.