Passengers and motorists are urged to check before they travel this September as Network Rail carries out a multi-million-pound bridge replacement.
Network Rail is investing more than £22m to rebuild a 42-metre-long, 2000 tonne railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.
For the first time in living memory, the M62 will be closed over two weekends.
The closures are on the eastbound carriageway between J18 and J20 and the westbound carriageway between J19 and J20:
- 9pm Friday 6 – 6am Monday 9 September
- 9pm Friday 20 – 6am Monday 23 September
Motorists are advised to avoid this section of the M62 during the two weekends by delaying journeys or planning alternative routes.
From Monday 9 September until Friday 20 September, there will be nightly closures of the M62 between J19 and J20 from 9pm to 6am.
The railway will be closed from 6 September until the early morning of 25 September between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. Rail replacement buses will be in operation. Passengers are advised to check their travel in advance as journey times will be significantly longer than usual.
The bridge, known as Castleton bridge, carries 6% of the UK’s energy supply across the country, as freight trains carry material to and from Drax power station in Selby.
