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M53 bridges in line for upgrades
A ˝ mile
stretch of the M53 near Ellesmere Port will be closed over the next 2 weekends
while essential work takes place to repair 2 motorway bridges.
Contractors for Highways England need to resurface, re-waterproof and install
new safety barriers on the bridges which carry the motorway over Upper Mersey
Street and the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Southbound carriageway will be closed between Junction 8 and Junction 9,
from 8pm, on Friday, 25 September 2015, until 6am, on Monday, 28 September 2015.
The Northbound carriageway is also due to be closed during the same times the
following weekend.
A diversion will take vehicles along the A5032, which runs alongside the
motorway, and road users are being advised to allow extra time for their
journeys. Mark Mosley, Project Manager at Highways England, said:-
"We’re carrying out several schemes at the same time on the bridges to keep
disruption to a minimum, and will be closing a short stretch of the M53 during
two weekends when traffic levels are much lower. Drivers will be able to follow
a clearly signed diversion which runs on the A5032, parallel to the motorway,
and we hope to be able to open the motorway sooner if possible. When the project
is completed, drivers will benefit from smoother journeys and new safety
barriers, and the bridges will remain in good shape for many years to come."
Some lane closures will remain in place on the slip roads until the project is
completed by the end of November 2015.
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