When Nic Gorton received the keys to her first home, it was a moment of pride. The single mum finally had her foot on the housing ladder and was optimistic about the future.
11.06.2024 - 21:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Holidaymakers are being warned that roadworks on the M56 could mean delays travelling to Manchester Airport. A major resurfacing works project on the M56 got underway yesterday and is set to last until the end of August.
Both carriageways of a stretch of the motorway near the airport in south Manchester are being resurfaced. Road markings and bridge joints are also being replaced.
This will see a number of overnight closures over the next two months. These include a full closure of the eastbound carriageway between junction seven and junction five, en-route to the airport, for five nights from the evening of Monday, June 17, to the morning of Saturday, June 22.
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Diversions will be in place taking motorists along the northbound M6, eastbound M62, anti-clockwise M60 and westbound M56. A further full closure of the eastbound carriageway, between junction six and junction four, is scheduled for the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday 11 and 12 June and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8, 9 and 10 July.
A diversion will operate from junction six via the local road network incorporating Runger Lane/Thorley Lane to the airport and onwards to junction 4 via the A555, Styal Road and Simonsway.
The Runger Lane/Thorley Lane diversion route to the airport will also be in place when the eastbound M56 is closed between junction six and junction five on Thursday and Friday 13 and 14 June, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 24, 25, and 26 June and Thursday and Friday 4 and 5 July.
Manchester Airport say: "Delays are expected, please allow extra time for your journeys."
In a statement issued prior to the works beginning,
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