The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 2 September and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible
M56 Weaver Viaduct repairs and resurfacing
Work started on Monday 15 August on a £1.5 million 8 week project to repair and resurface Weaver Viaduct which helps carry the M56 between junction 12 and junction 14. The work involves overnight lane and hard shoulder closures – with a handful of overnight carriageway closures in late September and October.
M6 junctions 16 to 19: Cheshire smart motorway
Work is underway for the smart motorway upgrade – typically with 1 or 2 lanes closed overnight between junctions in both directions and/or mobile lane closures along short sections of carriageway. More information about the project is available on the project website: www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/m6-junctions-16-19-smart-motorway/
M6 junction 34 Lancaster
Lancashire County Council work off the motorway on the Heysham Link project requires a lane 1 and hard shoulder closure in both directions on the motorway around junction 34. To allow for the installation of a superspan gantry south of junction 34 there will be a full overnight – 10pm to 8am – closure of the motorway (both southbound and northbound carriageways) between junction 33 and junction 34 on both Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September. More information is available here: http://heyshamlink.lancashire.gov.uk
M6 junction 39 Shap to 38 Tebay
A combination of resurfacing, bridge joint replacement and fencing renewal on the M6 southbound started on Monday 15 August for about 7 weeks. This will involve a temporary 50mph speed limit for the duration of the works and lane and slip road closures. Most of the work – between 8pm and 6am at night – will be done with lane closures but some slip roads will need to be closed overnight occasionally.
M60 junction 8 Sale to junction 20 Rochdale
A major scheme is taking place to cut congestion and improve journey times on parts of the M60 and the M62 in Greater Manchester. The scheme involves overnight slip road and carriageway closures with a 50mph limit in place for the safety of workers and drivers. A significant programme of temporary night closures has been programmed to fit gantries with wiring and signs, which will take the project to May 2017. These are detailed on the journey impact tab of the project page and updated weekly, subject to weather conditions. See the project page for details: www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/m60-junction-8-to-m62-junction-20
The project is due to be completed in autumn 2017.
M602 Clarendon Bridge
Work to refurbish this footbridge over the M602 near Eccles started on Tuesday (30 August) and is expected to take around 12 weeks. The footbridge will be closed – with a signed pedestrian diversion place – throughout the project. There will also be occasional overnight – 9pm to 5am – M602 carriageway closures with signed, short diversions in place.
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon
A £192 million project is being carried out to create a new dual carriageway linking the M56 to the M6 in Cheshire.
• The exit slip road from the eastbound M56 at junction 7 is closed for work to provide new link roads and a new roundabout at Bowdon
• Between 9pm and 5am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (9, 10, 11 September) the M56 westbound exit slip road at junction 7 will also be closed
• Between 9pm and 5am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (9, 10, 11 September) the southbound A556 from Bowdon roundabout to Bucklow Hill will be closed
More information is available on the project website: http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/A556-Knutsford-to-Bowdon-Improvement
A56 Rising Bridge roundabout
Work has started to improve safety and reduce delays at Rising Bridge Roundabout near Haslingden. Work will be carried out daily between 8pm and 6am, and will involve total closure of the A56 between A680 Blackburn Road and A679 Burnley Road. Single lane closures to Rising Bridge roundabout will also be required and some full closures will be needed at Rising Bridge roundabout, during which times fully signed diversion routes will be in place. An overnight roundabout closure is scheduled to take place on Sunday (4 September). The work is expected to finish in mid-September.
A590 Red Syke bridge to Swarthmoor
A £590,000 overnight resurfacing scheme got underway on Monday 8 August and is expected to take up to 5 weeks with temporary traffic lights in place overnight. Temporary traffic lights are also now in place between 9.30am and 3.30pm Monday to Thursday (inclusive) for around 3 weeks for repairs to gullies along this same stretch. A temporary 40mph speed limit will be in place during the works and a 10mph limit will operate whilst convoy work is being undertaken.
A590 Ulverston
Overnight traffic signals will be in place on some Saturday nights (10pm to 10am) from 13 August into October whilst painting work is being undertaken to the bridges at Red Syke and Dykelands.
A590 Greenodd
Lane 1 of the eastbound carriageway just west of Greenodd roundabout is currently closed until further notice while we undertake a survey of the embankment.
A595 Distington Bypass to Lillyhall Industrial Estate
From Sunday (4 September) for 5 days we’re renewing signs and carriageway markings and will need off-peak traffic lights – 9.30am to 3.30pm – to manage lane closures in both directions.
A66 Kemplay Roundabout, Temple Sowerby and Kirkby Thore
As part of a programme to resurface short sections of the carriageway we’re working overnight (8pm to 6am) at Kemplay roundabout and the westbound carriageway between Carleton HQ and Kemplay roundabout for 7 nights in work which started on Thursday (1 September). Later in September, work will take place along and Temple Sowerby bypass and then between Low Moor and Kirkby Thore. Lane closures (dual carriageway sections) and temporary traffic lights (single carriageway sections) will be in use.
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