Road closures: almost a dozen for Wigan drivers over the next fortnight

And seven of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists 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:

• M6, from 10pm August 30 to 5.30am September 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 23 to 26 carriageway closure due to renewal and repair to railway structure.
• A580, from 9pm August 30 to 6am September 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 both directions junction 22 to 26 - carriageway closure for construction - bridge/structure on behalf of National Highways.
• M6, from 9pm August 26 to 6am September 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 25 to junction 27 - carriageway closure for barriers - permanent.
• M58, from 8pm June 2 to 6am September 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 both directions junction 22 to junction 27 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

And a further seven closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M6, from 9.30pm September 1 to 5am September 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 27 to junction 26 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.
• M58, from 9pm September 6 to 5am September 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 27 - carriageway closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.
• M6, from 9pm September 6 to 5am September 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 both directions, junction 26 to junction 27 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.
• M58, from 9pm September 8 to 5am September 9, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 27 - carriageway closure for structure - maintenance.
• M6, from 10pm September 10 to 6am September 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 23 to 25 lane closures and slip road closures due to inspections.
• M6, from 9pm September 13 to 5am September 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 26 to junction 27 - lane closure for barriers - permanent on behalf of National Highways.
• M6, from 9pm September 15 to 6am September 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 25 to junction 23 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

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