£102m road widening starts

The work will involve speed restrictions and lane closures

A £102m project to widen the M60 motorway in Greater Manchester was getting underway on Monday.

The work on the five-mile stretch of the orbital motorway is designed to reduce rush-hour traffic congestion.

More than 90,000 vehicles-a-day use the section of the road, between junction five at Northern Moor and junction eight at Stretford.

The project is part of the government's ten-year transport plan and has been set up to improve motorway junctions as well as the construction of extra lanes.

Speed restrictions

Road managers hope that as well as improving the flow of traffic the work will also lead to a reduction in the number of accidents on the motorway.

A series of public exhibitions are taking place to give residents the opportunity to find out more about the construction work.

The project will include speed restrictions, overnight motorway closures and the closing of slip roads.

It is expected to take three years to complete.