Road closures: five for Wigan drivers to avoid this week

Drivers in and around Wigan will have five National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.
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And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing hold-ups of between 10 and 30 minutes.

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

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

Three of the closures are expected to cause moderate delaysThree of the closures are expected to cause moderate delays
Three of the closures are expected to cause moderate delays
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• M6, from 5am April 9 2021 to 6am September 30 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 24 25 and 26 lane closures on slip roads due to improvements.

And a further three closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A580, from 9pm February 27 to 6am March 5, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 North and southbound, junction 21A - 26 lane closures and carriageway closures due to Smart improvement works.

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• M6, from 9pm March 1 to 6am April 1, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 both directions J26 to J29 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal.

• A580, from 9pm March 6 to 6am March 12, moderate delays (10 to 30 minutes): M6 North and southbound, junction 21A - 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 will not be included in their schedule.