MOTORISTS are being warned of overnight maintenance around one of the area's busiest motorway junctions which will continue this week.

National Highways has been carrying out carriageway repairs and road surface improvements including resurfacing and replacing road markings and road studs around junction 23 of the M6 at Haydock Island in St Helens.

Similar work is also be taking place further up the M6 between junction 26 at Orrell and junction 27 at Wigan.

The work at Haydock Island started on Monday (9 September) and focused on the motorway junction roundabout with the East Lancashire Road and A49 Lodge Lane.

Drivers are being advised that some overnight - 8pm to 5am - closures of the A580 are still to take place, including: 

Westbound A580 closed from Golborne Island roundabout to Haydock Island on Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20. 

Clearly-signed diversions will be in place.

National Highways’ assistant project manager Marc Hindle-Banks said: “The work at Haydock Island and along the M6 will provide safer, smoother journeys for road users.”

The maintenance work taking place further north along the M6 itself includes resurfacing both the southbound and northbound carriageways along a mile-long section of the motorway between junction 26 at Orrell Interchange and Spring Road bridge.

Overnight lane closures will be in place until the end of the month to allow this work to take place safely.