M62 overnight closure for further repairs to Ouse Bridge

The completion date for repairs has been extended several times since work began in March 2022

A section of motorway will close later for further repairs to a bridge, National Highways said.

Lane closures were put in place on the M62 Ouse Bridge near Goole in March 2022 after damaged joints were found.

National Highways said repairs to the hard shoulder and lane one on the eastbound carriageway were complete.

The agency said an exit on the eastbound route at junction 37 at Howden would be closed from 20:00 to 06:00 GMT.

The contraflow eastbound lane will remain open, as will the westbound lanes.

Eight joints across both carriageways need replacing, with repairs expected to be completed by the autumn.

With the repairs on the hard shoulder and lane one completed, traffic will be directed on to the repaired lanes to allow work to start on lanes two and three.

"Capacity will be maintained with the one lane eastbound lane still running in lane three of the westbound carriageway," National Highways said.

"The remaining bridge joints on the eastbound side of the bridge will be completed in the mid spring, when work will switch to the westbound carriageway."

The deadline for completing the repairs has been extended several times.

National Highways project manager John Stebbing said that the work was "progressing well".

"Once we have made the changes, drivers will notice the change in the layout but there will no change in the number of lanes," he said.

"We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding during this essential work."