Bury's motorists will have 11 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network in the next two weeks.

Eight of them are expected to cause moderate delays with drivers facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure is already in place and is expected to carry on this week:

• M60, from 9pm on August 5 to 5am on September 21, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M66 northbound, junction 4 to junction 3 due to a carriageway closure for drainage.

A further 10 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M66, from 8pm tonight, Tuesday, August 27 to 6am on Wednesday, August 28, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M66 both directions junction 1 to junction 3 due to a lane closure switching for signs. 

• M66, from 9pm on Wednesday, August 28 to 5am on Thursday, August 29, slight delays of under 10 minutes: M66 northbound, junction 3 to junction 2 due to a lane closure switching for construction.

• M60, from 9pm on Thursday, August 29 to 6am on Saturday, September 14, slight delays of under 10 minutes: M60 anti-clockwise and clockwise junction 20 to junction 18 due to a lane closure and slip road closure for inspection/survey on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm on Thursday, August 29 to 5am on Sunday, September 1, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 both directions, junction 18 to junction 13 due to a carriageway closure for horticulture.

• M60, from 9pm on Sunday, September 1 to 6am on Monday, September 2, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 clockwise, junction 17 to M62 Birch Services due to a carriageway closure for carriageway reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• M60, from 9pm on Monday, September 2 to 5am on Tuesday, September 3, slight delays of under 10 minutes: M60 clockwise junction 17 to junction 18 due to a lane closure for communications.

• M60, from 9pm on Wednesday, September 4 to 5am on Thursday, September 5, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 both directions, junction 18 to junction 17 due to a carriageway closure for horticulture.

• M60, from 8pm on Thursday, September 5 to 6am on Friday, September 6, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 clockwise and anticlockwise junction 17 - junction 19 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

• M60, from 8.30pm on Saturday, September 7 to 5am on Monday, September 9, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 both directions, junction 18 to junction 19 due to a carriageway closure for horticulture.

• M60, from 9pm on Monday, September 9 to 5am on Wednesday, September 11, moderate delays of 10-30 minutes: M60 clockwise and anticlockwise junction 19 - junction 18 lane closures and slip road closures due to maintenance works.

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