North West maintenance schemes

We had originally planned to start work on 15 June.

Unfortunately, there has been a delay in finalising the required traffic order. We're working with partners to progress this as quickly as possible.

We'll now work from 29 June to 12 September.

Closures

29 June to 12 September - A59 Switch Island near Sefton

We'll need overnight (9pm - 6am) closures, Monday to Friday, while we work.

A signed diversion will be in place during closures.

We'll maintain local access to properties and for emergency vehicles 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 site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We're resurfacing the A590 between Backbarrow Bridge and Rusland Pool overnight (8pm-6am), Monday to Friday.

The road will stay open throughout, but convoy working will be in place during working hours.

We'll pause work from the morning of Friday 19 June to allow uninterrupted passage for Dave Day on Saturday 20 June which is the annual motorcycle memorial event celebrating the life of TV chef Dave Myers. 

Work will resume on the evening of Monday 22 June.

We'll maintain access for residents and emergency service vehicles.

Please allow extra time for your journey.

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 resurfacing both carriageways on the A595 from south of Westlakes junction to Clints Brow. We'll also be renewing the road markings between Clints Brow and Clints roundabout.

We’ll be working overnight when traffic volumes are lowest. Whilst we're working in Bigrigg we'll try our best to complete all noisy works by 11pm.

The works are currently programmed to start in Bigrigg on 4 June, working between 7pm and 6am when traffic volumes are lowest.

The surfacing works are weather dependant and no works are programmed for the weekends.

When the contractors are on site, please keep clear of the work areas. 

There will be marshalls on site to guide pedestrians around the works areas, please follow the guidance given by them. 

Closures

13 April to 26 June - A595 between Westlakes junction and Clints Brow (both carriageways)

• closed overnight (7pm-6am)
• the A595 will remain open during the day throughout the project

We'll need to implement a 40mph speed limit, temporary traffic lights and a convoy system during this work. We'll escort you through the site when required.

On occasion, side road closures and local diversions will be needed when we’re working across junctions.

We’re doing all we can to minimise the impact of our work. However, our work will inevitably generate some noise and minor delays and we’d like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

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.

Works

We're undertaking essential road works on the A663 between A627M Chadderton roundabout and M60 junction 21 near Oldham.

This follows on from joint works being carried out northbound by United Utilities and National Highways which started on 9 March and are running until 23 March. 

Our work will include new road markings and road studs and we’ll work overnight from Monday 23 March to the end of June, Monday to Sunday from 9pm to 6am.

Closure

23 March – 21 May - A663 between A627M Chadderton roundabout and M60 J21

• Closed overnight (9pm-6am). Work will be carried out in phases.

A fully signed diversion will be in place during all closures.

We'll maintain access for residents and emergency services throughout.

Please allow extra time for your journey if travelling during these hours.

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 June 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

15 – 23 June – M55 westbound junction 1 entry slip and exit slip

Closed overnight (8pm – 6am), Monday to Friday.

23 June – 23 July – M6 northbound junction 32 exit slip

Closed overnight (8pm – 6am), Monday to Friday.

Diversions

Traffic will be asked to follow signed diversion routes during the overnight closures, between 8pm and 6am.

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 resurfacing the M56 between junctions 1 and 3, near Wythenshawe and Cheadle.

We're also:

• clearing vegetation
• replacing road markings
• replacing traffic sensors and bridge joints

We'll work overnight when traffic levels are lower and only one carriageway at a time.

Closures

M56 westbound J1 to J3 (Sharston bypass)

Closed overnight (9pm-5am, extended to 7am at weekends) on the following dates:

• 16 to 17 April
• 20 to 22 April
• 27 April to 1 May
• 5 to 8 May
• 11 to 15 May
• 18 to 21 May
• 26 May
• 29 May
• 8 to 12 June
• 15 to 17 June

M56 eastbound J3 to J1 (Sharston bypass)

Closed overnight (9pm-5am, extended to 7am at weekends) on the following dates:

• 19 June
• 22 to 26 June
• 29 June to 4 July
• 6 to 11 July
• 13 to 18 July
• 20 to 21 July

Follow the signed diversion route.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey. 

We’d like to apologise in advance for any noise and any disturbance 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.

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.

We’re undertaking extra resurfacing work slightly further north, between Weaste Lane and Thelwall Viaduct. 

These works will follow on from the current scheme and are planned to start on Monday 15 June 2026.

The work will take place overnight (8pm-6am), using lane closures only.

Closures

Monday 15 to Friday 19 June (5 nights)

M6 southbound between junctions 21 and 20a (lane closures).

Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July (5 nights)

M6 northbound between junctions 20a and 21 (lane closures).

Please note that dates may change at short notice, for example due to weather, but we’ll keep any disruption 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.

We’ll work overnight (8pm-6am) from Friday 5 June until Sunday 7 June.

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.

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 Friday 19 June 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

For Easter bank holiday – 2 April to 7 April, we'll be reducing the current lane 1 closure to a hard shoulder closure.

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.

We'll mainly work overnight (8pm - 6am) Sunday to Friday. We may need to work on some Saturday nights

Closures

11 – 15 May – M6 northbound (full carriageway)

Closed overnight (8pm – 6am), Monday to Friday.

Diversion –

• follow the signed route by the A7, A6071 and B7076 through Gretna
• re-join the A74(M) at junction 22

Until July – M6 northbound

Overnight (8pm - 6am) lane closures.

We'll also need to close some slip roads at junction 45. We'll publicise these closures two weeks in advance.

From mid July – M6 southbound

We'll switch work to the M6 southbound in mid July.

We will need five overnight closures in September. We'll confirm dates when we have firm details.

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 resurfacing the M6 northbound between junction 33 (Hazelrigg Lane) and junction 34.

We'll also renew road markings.

Closures and Diversion

Monday 29 June till Saturday 18 July

Monday to Friday (9pm-6:30am) and Saturdays (9pm-7:30am). 

During closures, a fully signed diversion will be in place via the A6, via Lancaster. 

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. 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. 

Drainage works finished in May 2026 and we’re now starting the next stage.  

This includes resurfacing both carriageways and replacing traffic sensors, bridge joints and road markings.

Most of this work will take place overnight, as lane closures or full carriageway closures are required to complete the work.  

It will run from Monday 29 June to Tuesday 21 July 2026.

Closures

Monday 29 June, overnight only (11pm to 6am):

• Full closure of M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Monday 6 July, overnight only (midnight to 6am): 

• Full closure of M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Friday 10 July, overnight only (9pm to 6am): 

• Full closure of M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Saturday 11 July, daytime closure (6am to 9pm):

• Lane 1 closure, M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Saturday 11 July (from 9pm) through to Monday 13 July (6am):

• Full closure M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Monday 13 July and Friday 17 July, both overnight only (9pm to 6am):

• Full closure of M60 junction 23-24 clockwise

Saturday 18 July, daytime lane closure (6am to 9pm):

• Lane 1 closure, M60 junction 23-24 clockwise

Saturday 18 July (9pm) through to Monday 20 July (6am):

• Full closure of M60 junction 23-24 clockwise

Monday 20 July, overnight only (9pm to 6am):

• Full closure of M60 junction 24-23 anticlockwise

Please follow signed diversion routes.

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.  

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 making repairs on the M60 slip roads near Cheadle and also completing:

• vegetation clearance
• replacing road markings and traffic count sensors

We’ll work at night from Monday to Friday, 9pm to 5am (extended to 7am on weekends). We'll use full slip road closures.

Please plan ahead and and allow extra time for your journeys.

Closures and Diversions

Between 8 and 19 June - M60 anticlockwise junction 2 exit slip

Closed overnight on:

• 8 June
• 15 to 19 June

Diversion by:

• junction 1
• off network route to junction 2

M60 anticlockwise junction 2 exit slip diversion route map (data © 2026 Google)

Between 8 and 19 June - A34 northbound Kingsway/junction 3 entry slip to M60 anticlockwise

Closed overnight on:

• 8 June
• 15 to 19 June

Diversion uses off network route to re-join junction 1 entry slip road.

A34 northbound Kingsway/junction 3 entry slip to M60 anticlockwise diversion route map (data © 2026 Google)

Between 11 June and 31 July - M60 anticlockwise junction 3 exit slip to A34 southbound

Closed overnight on:

• 11 and 12 June
• 15 to 17 July
• 20 to  22 July
• 30 and 31 July

Diversion by:

• junction 2 exit slip
• off network route to A34

M60 anticlockwise junction 3 exit slip diversion route map (data © 2026 Google)

Between 20 June and 28 July -  M60 clockwise junction 2 entry slip

Closed overnight on:

• 20 to 24 June
• 6 to 10 July
• 15 to 17 July
• 20 to 24 July
• 27 and 28 July

Diversion uses off network route to re-join junction 1 entry.

M60 clockwise junction 2 entry slip diversion route map (data © 2026 Google)

Between 11 June and 31 July - M60 clockwise junction 3 exit slip

Closed overnight on:

• 11 and 12 June
• 20 and 21 June
• 10 July
• 15 to 17 July
• 20 and 21 July
• 30 and 31 July

Diversion by:

• M60 junction 6 to return
• junction 2 exit slip
• off network route to A34

M60 clockwise junction 3 exit slip diversion route map (data © 2026 Google)

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.

You'll 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.

Closures

Tuesday 7 to Sunday 12 April - Broad Lane bridge

Closed overnight (8pm - 5am) for five nights for bridge joint replacement and surfacing work.

During closures, the alternative route for the B6194 is by:

• Broad Lane
• Rochdale Road
• Crompton Way
• Manchester Road
• Shaw Road
• Broadway
• Oldham Road
• Rochdale Road
• Oldham Road
• Shaw Road

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.

We've completed majority of the works at M66 junction 2 slips near Bury in March and April as planned. 

These are return visits to complete surfacing works following earlier repairs to a damaged parapet at junction 2.

Closures

21 and 27 June - M66 junction 2 southbound entry slip road

Closed overnight (8pm-6am) on both nights, with lane closures also in place on the M66 southbound carriageway.

A signed diversion will be in place. Please note that works may be subject to short-notice changes due to adverse weather.

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 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.