Birmingham festive road closures: Five disruptions for drivers including major routes

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

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing a holdup of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• A5, from 9am December 8 to 5pm December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 both directions Gailey to Mansetter Roundabout, mobile lane closure and stop and go boards for maintenance works.

• M6, from midnight, January 3 to 6am December 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6, junction 6 BC link road, 24 hour hatched area for bridge repairs.

• M42, from 9pm July 28 2025 to 6am April 2 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 both directions, junction 5 to junction 6, carriageway closure for maintenance works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• M6, from 10pm July 3 2025 to 5am July 3 2026, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A38M southbound, into city from M6, junction 6 to Park Circus, Advanced warning signage for works on behalf of Birmingham City Council.

And one more closure will begin over the next two weeks:

• M5, from 9pm December 19 to 6am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 3 to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance works.

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