There are now delays of around 75 minutes
National Highways are working on renewing the waterproofing and surface on the bridges which carry the M6 over Whittingham Lane and Stubbins Lane, north of junction 32It is the first of a series of weekend closures throughout September, with the stretch not set to reopen until 5am on Monday having shut at 9pm on Friday night.
The work will also be carried out on the weekends of September 16, 23 and 30, again closing from Friday night until Monday morning.To carry out the bridge strike repair, two roads under each bridge, Whittingham Lane and Stubbins Lane will be closed from September 30 to October 3 .
“We will also replace the central barrier on both bridges and repair beams under the bridge decks which have been damaged by vehicle strikes.”
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