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Joel Shooter

All the roadworks happening in Greater Manchester this week

Road works can be a pain for all those travelling both in and out of the city.

Below is a comprehensive and helpful guide to all the roadworks across Manchester and in your area, to give you a head start in planning your journey and avoiding pit falls.

This is what to expect over the coming week according to Transport for Greater Manchester.

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Central Manchester

  • A lane closure will be in place on Fairfield Street near to the junction with London Road in the city centre from 7th - 13th April. The work is taking place between 09:30am - 3.30pm and is being undertaken by SSE Datacom.

Manchester

  • Two-Way signals will be in place on Rochdale Road, at its junction with Pine Street, until Friday 15 April for works between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

  • A lane closure will be in place on Ardwick Green South near the tele exchange from 11th - 22nd April. The work is taking place between 8am - 8pm and is being undertaken by SSE Datacom.

Bolton

  • A lane closure will be in place on Bolton Road in Farnworth at the junction of Alfred Street from 4th April - 4th May. The lane closure will be in place weekdays only, the work is being undertaken by BT.
  • A lane closure will be in place on Bolton Road in Kearsley as part of Phase 2 of resurfacing of the M61 SB from Junction 3 to M60 from 8th - 22nd April. The work is taking place between 8pm - 6am and is being undertaken by National Highways.
  • A road closure will be in place on St Peters Way, Bolton at the railway bridge (rail over road) from 11th - 14th April. The work is taking place between 10pm - 6am and is being undertaken by Network Rail.
Roadworks on County Road, Walton. (Liverpool Echo)

Bury

  • There are currently no planned major roadworks due to take place in Bury this week.

Oldham

  • There are currently no planned major roadworks due to take place in Oldham this week.

Rochdale

  • Multi-way signals will be in place on Featherstall Road in Littleborough outside TCB to 115 from 11th - 19th April. The work is taking place between 9:30am - 3:30pm and is being undertaken by Electricity North West.

Salford

  • There will be lane closures in place at the following locations for the Trafford Road improvement scheme; Regent Road roundabout, Broadway, Goodiers Drive, Trafford Road and Merchants Quay. The work is taking place until April 2022.

  • Road closure in place eastbound on Eccles New Road, Salford between Weaste Road and Langworthy Road from Monday 4 April until Saturday 30 April, times unspecified. This work is for Metrolink Track replacement.

Chapel Street in Salford was hit by roadworks last year - now work will take place to plant trees along the route (Kenny Brown)

Stockport

  • Multi-way signals will be in place on Manchester Road at the junction with Whitehall Street West in Heaton Norris from 11th - 27th April. Times for the work are not specified however the site will be closed down over the Easter weekend, the work is being undertaken by Electricity Northwest.

Tameside

  • Two-way signals will be in place on Manchester Road (outside house 255) until 3 June. Work will take place 9.30am to 3.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 10pm on Saturdays to 8am on Sundays.
  • Lane closures will be in place on Manchester Road and Manchester Road South in Denton as part of the M60 carriageway resurfacing from 13th - 29th April. The work is taking place between 8pm - 5am and is being undertaken by National Highways.

Trafford

  • Road closure in place on Stockport Road, Timperley from the junction with Clarendon Drive to opposite 23 Oakfield Street from 11 April to 14 April 2022, times unspecified. These works will be undertaken by Trafford Council.

Wigan

  • There are currently no planned major roadworks due to take place in Wigan this week.

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