Wirral road closures: six for motorists to avoid this week

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

And four of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• M53, from 5am March 22 to 5am June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 northbound and southbound, J5 to J4 - Lane closure for barriers - Permanent.

• M53, from 8pm March 21 to 5am July 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound and southbound, junction 6 - four - Lane closure and Slip closuresfor barrier Scheme.

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

• A41, from 8pm May 16 to 6am May 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound, J5 to J1 - Lane closure for White Lining/Road Markings.

• M53, from 8pm May 23 to 6am June 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 southbound, J1 to J5 - Lane closure for White Lining/Road Markings.

• A41, from 9.30am to 3pm on May 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A41 FROM M53 J5 ROUNDABOUT TO J A550 S, Lane one closure for grass cutting on verge.

• M53, from 9pm May 30 to 6am May 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound and southbound, junction 5 - carriageway closure for communications.

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