Googled it without success. What times and days is the M60 closed around the Bolton-Trafford Centre area in the coming weeks?

Edited August 7, 20178 yr by Smiley

Probably on the same days as there is no train from Bolton

Googled it without success. What times and days is the M60 closed around the Bolton-Trafford Centre area in the coming weeks?

don't know on days buts it's been 10pm around the rest of m60

http://roads.highways.gov.uk/projects/m60-junction-8-to-m62-junction-20-2/

 

Under the planned roadworks section at the bottom it suggests clockwise is closed overnight from 11th - 16th

whites4eva (posts on here occasionally) works for one of our local Borough Highways Departments and used to sit in on the TfGM M60 Smart Motorway meetings with me every month. Maybe he still does and could update us as he gets updated. (I'll message him and make him aware of this thread)

 

The contractors only warn about a week in advance though so long term planning isn't an option.

 

Are you planning to travel on this motorway between 22.00 and 06.00 when the roadworks are being carried out? To my knowledge, and admittedly I have had no dealings for 14 or 15 moths, they couldn't work beyond 06.00.

 

From your place I'd look here and adjust your route accordingly.

Looks like 8.30 in the evenings this week.

8.30 should be fine. If it's anything like it was 15 months ago they close the slips on and off at 22.00 except J9 and J10 which they left until 23.00 because of Trafford Centre shoppers and staff.

When it opens it had better be fucking brilliant, for the years of shit it has caused. I suspect not and you'll still be queueing up the M602 to get out of Manc and back up to the A666 to get in.

When it opens it had better be fucking brilliant, for the years of shit it has caused. I suspect not and you'll still be queueing up the M602 to get out of Manc and back up to the A666 to get in.

Aye, it'll be getting on for three years of shite just to have an electronic sign advising you not to drive faster than forty, when in reality you haven't got out of second gear for half an hour.

I'm more and more convinced that it's all a government ruse to get folk off the dole queue. Spend billions of ££££ to create jobs on a project that won't actually improve things

When it opens it had better be fucking brilliant, for the years of shit it has caused. I suspect not and you'll still be queueing up the M602 to get out of Manc and back up to the A666 to get in.

No way; it's an "upgrade"

I think the work tends to pay off in the end

 

The section on the M6 just north of brum is now much better for the extra lane and smart motorway

 

Only issue now is that they are doing the next section along which will be on until 2019

 

M42 seems to be much better for it as well

M6 southbound at thelwall is currently gridlocked.

 

JSL

I think the work tends to pay off in the end

 

The section on the M6 just north of brum is now much better for the extra lane and smart motorway

 

Only issue now is that they are doing the next section along which will be on until 2019

 

M42 seems to be much better for it as well

Agreed. They do tend to flow better when done.

 

The downside is when there is nothing on the road and they chuck up a 50 for no reason.

 

The cameras do work too from personal experience ????

Agreed. They do tend to flow better when done.

 

The downside is when there is nothing on the road and they chuck up a 50 for no reason.

 

The cameras do work too from personal experience

 

 

Aren't the cameras always on?

 

I seemed to get away with it near Bradford a year ago

Googled it without success. What times and days is the M60 closed around the Bolton-Trafford Centre area in the coming weeks?

There are some closures near Barton Bridge this week, from junction 8-12 usually they put the closures on at 10

 

As Mick D will vouch the Trafford Centre rule the roost ????

 

More details can be found on the Manchester Smart Motorways Facebook it's usually the most uptodat and accurate

 

https://www.facebook.com/smartmotorwaysmanchester/posts/1282844595176956

Edited August 7, 20178 yr by whites4eva

Even having read all of that there is a bloody good chance I'll forget on my way home from Crewe on weds ????

it should have been finished "summer 2017", no chance.

 

it only works until someone crashes or brakes down,which is every day.

 

it is not like the m42 or m62 ,leeds, there are too many junctions ,with large amounts of traffic entering the motorway.

 

complete waste of money.

 

they should improve the railways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it should have been finished "summer 2017", no chance.

 

it only works until someone crashes or brakes down,which is every day.

 

it is not like the m42 or m62 ,leeds, there are too many junctions ,with large amounts of traffic entering the motorway.

 

complete waste of money.

 

they should improve the railways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And unlike the m42 or M6 they aren't adding any additional lanes on the M60.

 

The only bit that will get an extra lane from the hard shoulder is on the M62 from the M66 to junction 20 for Rochdale.

Agreed. They do tend to flow better when done.

 

The downside is when there is nothing on the road and they chuck up a 50 for no reason.

 

The cameras do work too from personal experience ????

I read somewhere recently that research showed it was no better at all

 

Can't remember the source mind

The years of delays on the roadworks on M60 must cost tens of millions of pounds for the commuters and passengers. Not to mention the damage to the environment with extra use of fuel and exhaust fumes. And still it goes on.

How good can it ever be to make it worth It!

Pissed me off!

The years of delays on the roadworks on M60 must cost tens of millions of pounds for the commuters and passengers. Not to mention the damage to the environment with extra use of fuel and exhaust fumes. And still it goes on.

How good can it ever be to make it worth It!

Pissed me off!

I read somewhere recently that research showed it was no better at all

 

Can't remember the source mind

Hard to judge I'd guess as they added more roadworks after completion. Avoid M6 M5 junction at all costs at the minute, in fact avoid M6 at all cost.

Hard to judge I'd guess as they added more roadworks after completion. Avoid M6 M5 junction at all costs at the minute, in fact avoid M6 at all cost.

You don't need to worry about that.

 

Most on here won't have been further than the M60/M61.

 

????

Ive been using the toll road to avoid the M6 M5 junction as its getting worse since the smart motorway was introduced.

Ive been using the toll road to avoid the M6 M5 junction as its getting worse since the smart motorway was introduced.

I went to Cardiff a few weeks ago that junction was a nightmare due to roadworks. The north and south bound slip roads drop down to one lane each and then where they merge before joining the M5 that's down to one lane and 40Mph. So effectivly it's 4 lanes into 1 which causes all the problems on the M6.

 

So leave plenty of time heading to Bristol next month.