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

Aug 18 2010 by Janine Yaqoob, Birkenhead News

THE M53 will be closed throughout the night on 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 LinkNo closures will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend