Road closures: nine for Knowsley drivers this week

Drivers in and around Knowsley will have nine National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

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

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

• M57, from 9.30am April 25 to 3.30pm September 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 6 exit slip road lane one closure due to horticultural works.

• M57, from 9.30am April 19 to 3.30pm September 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 3 exit slip road lane closure due to horticultural works.

• M57, from 9pm June 6 to 6am October 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 northbound and southbound, junction 1 - three lane closures and carriageway closures due to resurfacing scheme.

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

• M62, from 8pm June 21 to 5am June 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62/M57 Tarbock Island Lane two closure - for Electrical works.

• M57, from 6am June 25 to 7pm June 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 2 exit slip road lane closure due to general maintenance works.

• M57, from 9.30am June 25 to 3.30pm June 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 4 exit slip road lane closure due to maintenance works.

• M57, from 9.30am June 27 to 3.30pm June 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 northbound, junction 6 exit slip road lane closure due to horticultural works.

• M57, from 9pm June 27 to 6am October 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 4 - one lane closures and carriageway closures due to resurfacing scheme.

• M57, from 9.30am July 4 to 3.30pm July 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M57 southbound, junction 2 exit slip road closure lane closure for horticultural works.

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