Two weekends of emergency repairs on M62

Lane one of the M62 westbound will be closed over the next two weekends between J20 and J19

National Highways is carrying out emergency repairs to four drain cover mountings on the westbound carriageway between junction 20 for Rochdale and Oldham and junction 19 at Heywood over the next two weekends.

The repairs will be carried out between 8pm on Friday 16 February and 5am on Monday 19 February and again from 8pm on Friday 23 February to 5am on Monday 26 February.  Lane one of the westbound carriageway will be closed during the day on the Saturdays and Sundays with lanes one and two closed overnight on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

The mountings for the manhole covers are worn and need repairs to prevent them from collapsing and causing a hazard to motorway users. As well as carrying out these repairs National Highways staff will take advantage of the lane closures to carry out other maintenance, inspections and cleaning.

Drivers are advised to check traffic conditions before setting out to travel along the M62. At times motorway users may not see people working in the area – once the repairs have been completed the concrete used to secure the manhole covers will need several hours to harden before lanes can re-open.

Live traffic information is always available at www.trafficengland.com or from National Highways’ 24-7 customer contact centre at 0300 123 5000. Updates will also be posted to National Highways’ regional Twitter feed.