North West maintenance schemes

We're improving the road surface on both the east and westbound carriageways of the A55. The work starts at River Dee bridge close to junction 38 and ends on the northern side of junction 40, near Littleton.

Our work involves resurfacing and replacing road markings, road studs, traffic count loops and bridge joints. We’ll also be taking the opportunity to carry out maintenance work, reducing the need for additional road closures in the future.

To minimise disruption, we’re working at night when traffic levels are lower and have planned closures around other road improvement projects taking place in the area.

Our work is due to start on Thursday 23 May and is scheduled to finish on Saturday 27 July 2024.

• Thursday 23 to Friday 31 May (excluding the bank holiday weekend) - A55 westbound junction 40 to 38 closed
• Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 June - A55 westbound junction 40 to 39 closed
• Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 June - A55 westbound junction 40 to 38 closed
• Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 June - A55 westbound junction 40 to 39 closed
• Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 June - A55 westbound junction 40 to 38 closed
• Monday 17 to Friday 21 June - A55 westbound junction 40 to 39 closed
• Monday 24 to Thursday 27 June - A55 junction 39 eastbound exit slip road closed, with a lane closure on the A55 eastbound carriageway
• Friday 28 June, Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 July - A55 eastbound junction 39 to 40 closed
• Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 July - A55 eastbound junction 38 to 40 closed
• Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July - A55 westbound junction 40 to 38 closed
• Monday 8 to Thursday 18 July - A55 eastbound junction 38 to 40 closed
• Friday 19, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 July - A55 eastbound junction 39 to 41 (M53 junction 12) closed
• Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 July - A55 eastbound junction 38 to 40 closed

Some nighttime weekend work has been included in our programme. This will enable us to complete as much of our work as possible ahead of the summer holidays.

During any road closure, diversion routes will be clearly signposted. These routes are suitable for all types of traffic. Please follow the diversions and not your satnav.

We always aim to work to schedule, but circumstances such as severe weather conditions may mean slight changes occur at short notice. If there are any changes to planned closures, these will be communicated via roadside signage.

We’d like to apologise for inconvenience this may cause you. Thank you for bearing with us.

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

Our work involves improving pedestrian access, installing new roadside safety barriers and replacing existing enforcement cameras with new speed and red light cameras.

We’ll be starting work on Monday 22 April and are planning to finish by the end of August 2024.

To reduce disruption on drivers, we’ll be working overnight from Monday to Friday between 9pm and 5am. Work will be paused during both bank holidays in May to help motorists travelling over either weekend.

To safely carry out our work, we’ll need to the close the north and south sections of the A550 overnight. We will only ever close one section at any time as detailed below:

• Monday 22 April to Tuesday 16 July – A494 (Shotwick) to A550 Two Mills junction, both carriageways closed
• Wednesday 17 July to Wednesday 28 August – A550 Two Mills junction to A41 (Hooton), both carriageways closed

Diversion routes will be clearly signed during any road closures, which have been agreed in advance with Cheshire West and Chester Council and emergency services.

We’re carrying out essential safety improvements along a section of the M53 between Ellesmere Port and Stoak in Cheshire.

Our work involves replacing the safety barriers in the central reservation and sections of the barriers along the verge that have reached the end of their serviceable life. This will mean improved safety for drivers using this part of the network and less barrier maintenance work in future.

The barrier renewals will be carried out in two phases. The first to replace barriers along the northbound and southbound carriageways has been completed, while the second phase is progressing to schedule.

Narrow lanes and hard shoulder running have been installed to enable us to safely install the central reservation safety barrier.

We'll need to have overnight carriageway closures when installing the barrier for the safety of drivers and our workforce. We’re aiming to complete this phase of the scheme in mid-August.

We’re asking drivers to follow the clearly signed diversion routes when overnight closures are in place and to plan journeys in advance.

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.

Planned closures may change at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances. We’ll keep you updated via this webpage and our social media channels.

We are delivering essential upgrades to the centre reserve barrier on the M6 between junctions 43 and 44.

The existing barriers along this stretch of the M6 have reached the end of their serviceable life. We will be spending £3.5m on upgraded steel barriers in an effort to improve safety for road users and reduce the need for unplanned motorway closures in future.

Work on these essential upgrades will start on Monday 15 January 2024 and take approximately six months to complete.

We’ll be working during the daytime, but we will occasionally need to work overnight to install traffic management measures such as temporary safety barriers.

To keep the travelling public and our staff safe while barrier work is underway, we will need to close lane 3 on both carriageways of the M6. A 60mph speed restriction on this section of the M6 will also be in effect for the duration of the scheme.

We will temporarily need to make use of the hard shoulder to carry traffic at the start and end of the scheme so we can safely install traffic management measures.

To install temporary safety barriers ahead of work starting, we will occasionally need to close slip roads on and off the M6 at junctions 43 and 44 overnight. Please follow clearly signed diversion routes during the overnight closures.

During our works, vehicles over 2m in width will be banned from overtaking in lane 2 to ensure journeys through our roadworks remain safe.

Due to the impact of setting up and removing traffic management measures, roadworks will remain in place over the Easter and May Bank Holiday weekends.

We always aim to complete roadworks as planned, but unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather may mean slight changes happen. We’d like to apologise in advance for any disturbance our work may cause you.

We’re carrying out drainage improvements on the M602 between junction 1 and 2 near Eccles, Greater Manchester.

The essential work, taking place from 10pm Friday 19 to 5am Monday 22 July, is part of a project that aims to reduce the risk of flooding in the area.

Our work involves repairing parts of the existing drainage system and clearing any blockages, ensuring water continues to drain effectively off the motorway.

To safely complete work around the central safety barrier, daytime lane three closures (5am to 10pm) will be in place in both directions on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July.

In addition, there will also be nighttime lane and full overnight westbound carriageway closures during our work.

We’ve chosen this weekend to avoid major events taking place in and around Manchester, helping to reduce disruption. But the work will generate minor delays and inconvenience, we’d like to apologise in advance for this.

Motorists are advised to plan before travelling and allow extra time to complete journeys.

We always aim to work to schedule, however unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather may mean slight changes occur at short notice.

Closure information

Friday 19 to Sunday 21 July, 10pm to 5am

Eastbound

• M62 lane four closed through junction 12
• M602 lane two and three closed
• M60 anti-clockwise junction 12 exit slip road closed (not in place on Saturday 20 July). Traffic will be diverted south to M60 junction 11 and back

Westbound

• M602 junction 2 to 1 closed. Diversion heads south on the A576, east on Centenary Way and then south, south on Tenax Road, west on the A5081 Park Way, before joining the M60 clockwise at junction 9

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July, 5am to 10pm

• M602 junction 1 to 2, lane three closed in both directions