A MAJOR motorway used by 150,000 Brits every day will close for the first time in 64 years tonight as a £22 million bridge is replaced.
Delays along the route are expected to blight drivers for months, with rail passengers also affected.
Google MapsA large stretch of the M62 is closing from tonight as work begins replacing an old railway bridge[/caption]The M62 connects urban centres including Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds across the Pennines and is one of the busiest route in the country.