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Wirral motorway, M53, to close overnight from August 12 to September 11

THE M53 in WIrral will be  closed throughout the  night from Thursday August 12 to  Saturday September 11 for maintenance work.

Diversions will be in  place along the M53,  from 8pm to 5am, as  work is carried out on  the  supporting beams  of Bidston Moss Viaduct.

The M53 will be closed southbound from the Mersey Tunnels approach road to where the  southbound entry slip road at Junction 1 joins the motorway.

The northbound M53 will be closed from Junction 1 to the Mersey Tunnels approach road  overnight between 8pm and 5am.

Clearly signed diversions will be in operation.

Heading southbound, drivers will travel via the Docks Link Road to the A554 roundabout, then  back to the M53 via the southbound access slip road.

Northbound the diversion is via the exit slip road at Junction 1, the A554 roundabout and the  Wallasey Dock Link North.

No closures will  take place over the  Bank Holiday weekend,