This popular motorway will close for three weeks (Image: Getty)
A popular UK used by around 180.000 people every day is set to
The M602 motorway is a connecting Salford to the City Centre.
Built back in 1971 and updated in 1982, the vital route
However, the road will be shut for three weeks with undergoing “essential safety barrier improvements.
Officials have claimed that disruption will be kept to a “minimum” with the works mostly being completed at night.
National Highways are undergoing a series of roadworks (Image: Getty)
However, the motorway will run with “lane closures” in place during the days which could be a headache for locals.
A statement from N reads: “We’re carrying out essential safety barrier improvements on the M602 between junction 2 (Eccles) and 3 (Ordsall).
“Our work involves replacing sections of safety barrier in the central reservation and along the roadside in both directions.
“We’re keeping disruption to a minimum by working at night when traffic levels are lower and under lane closures. This means the motorway remains open but at a reduced capacity.
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“Our work starts on Tuesday 21 January and is planned to finish on Wednesday 12 February 2025.
“We’ll work overnight Monday to Friday and occasionally Saturday, from 9pm to 5am (extended to 7am on weekends).”
Highways England installed a three-mile steel barrier in the road’s central reservation back in 2020.
The old barrier had been in the same place since the road opened back in the 1970s and had become corroded in places, making a new barrier a vital upgrade.
The road’s asphalt was also replaced a few years ago with a smoother and thinner surface.
Officials said this would lead to a noise reduction equivalent to halving the amount of traffic which uses the road.
National Highways stressed the road will likely not need any further maintenance work in the near future with further disruption unlikely to affect motorists any time soon.
They added: “The repairs aim to improve safety for drivers by reducing the risk of vehicle crossover. There’ll also be less disruption with not as much maintenance work or road closures needed in future.
“However, our work will create some noise. We’d like to apologise for any disturbance this may cause.”