Wigan road closures: four for motorists to avoid this week

By Sonja Tutty

Published 25th Apr 2023, 12:30 BST

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Wigan's motorists will have five road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

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Three of the road closures are expected to cause moderate delays

Three of the road closures are expected to cause moderate delays

• A580, from 9pm March 25 to 5am April 30, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junctions 21a to 26 - lane closure for inspection/survey.

• M6, from 9pm April 1 to 5am May 1, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 both directions junctions 26 to 27 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

• M6, from 5am April 14 2021 to 5am September 30 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 North and southbound, junctions 23 to 27 narrow lanes with 50mph speed restrictions due to M6 Smart construction works.

• M6, from 5am April 9 2021 to 6am September 30 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junctions 24 to 26 lane closures on slip roads due to improvements.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.