LANE closures are expected throughout the week as part of the multi-million pound improvement plans on the M62 at junction eight.

Lane one of Burtonwood Road southbound will be closed from tomorrow, Wednesday, to Friday while lane one of Burtonwood Road northbound will be closed until Friday.

The first lane of Skyline Drive eastbound is expected to be closed until Friday but this may be opened at various times.

Temporary traffic signals will be in operation on Charon Way until tomorrow, Wednesday.

The closures will be in place from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

Junction eight in Burtonwood – one of the 'most heavily used and important access points' into west Warrington – was earmarked for work due to often being at capacity and having 'little scope to accommodate predicted increases' in traffic.

The improvement scheme was developed to reduce existing levels of congestion and increase the junction's capacity to support future growth in jobs and houses.