Wakefield road closures: Here are the roads to avoid this week

Drivers in and around Wakefield will have 17 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And eight of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M62 until 5am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 westbound, junction 34 to junction 33, Lane closures for carriageway repairs.

Road closures: more than a dozen for Wakefield drivers over the next fortnightplaceholder image
Road closures: more than a dozen for Wakefield drivers over the next fortnight

• A1(M) until 6am April 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 32 to junction 33, carriageway and lane closures for parapet renewal works, diversion routes in place via National Highways and Local Highway Authority network.

• A1 until 6am October 31 2025, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, Barnsdale bar to Ferrybridge, carriageway closure and lane closures for structure works, diversion route in place via local authority network.

• A1 until 6am October 31 2025, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, Barnsdale bar to Ferrybridge, carriageway closure and lane closures for structure works, diversion route in place via local authority network.

• M62 until 6am December 31 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 29, carriageway and lane closures for bridge works, diversion route via national highways network.

And a further 12 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M62, from 9pm March 17 to 5am March 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 33, slip road closure for general cleaning and maintenance, diversion via local authority and National Highways networks.

• M1, from 9pm March 17 to 5am March 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 40 to junction 41, Lane closure for barrier repair works.

• M1, from 8pm March 18 to 5am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 39 to junction 40, Lane closure for technology works.

• M62, from 9pm March 18 to 5am March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 32A to junction 33, Lane closure for electrical works.

• M1, from 8pm March 21 to 6am March 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 41 to junction 42, slip road and lane closure for inspection/ survey works, diversion via local authority and National Highways network.

• A1(M), from 9pm March 21 to 5.30am March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): link road between M62 EB to A1(M) NB single lane running for DfT loop maintenance.

• A1(M), from 9pm March 21 to 5.30am March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M NB single lane running between, junction 41 and junction 42 closed for DfT loop maintenance.

• M62, from 8pm March 24 to 6am March 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 34, slip road and lane closure for inspection/survey, diversion via local authority and National Highways networks.

• M1, from 9pm March 24 to 5.30am March 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 38 to junction 39, Lane closure for barrier/fence safety repairs.

• M1, from 8pm March 25 to 6am March 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 39 to junction 41, Lane closure for general cleaning and maintenance.

• M62, from 8pm March 26 to 5am March 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound, junction 30 to junction 31, slip road and lane closure for signs - erection, diversion via local authority and National Highways networks.

• M1, from 8pm March 28 to 6am March 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M62 eastbound and westbound, junction 29 to junction 30. M1 southbound, junction 42, slip road closure and Lane closure for general cleaning and maintenance, diversion in place via National highways and local authority network.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.

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