Wigan road closures: five for motorists to avoid this week

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

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

• 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, 25 and 26 lane closures on slip roads due to improvements.

And one more closure will begin over the next seven days:

• A580, from 9pm April 11 to 6am April 15, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 North and southbound, junction 21A to 26 – lane closures and carriageway closures due to SMART improvement works.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads are notincluded in its schedule.