Birmingham road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid this week

Birmingham's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And four 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:

• A446, from 9pm April 24 to 6am May 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, jct five to jct nine and A38M out of city to M6 northbound, slip road, lane and slip road carriageway closure for inspection/survey.

• M6, from 11pm February 20 to 6am May 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, jct six to jct five, carriageway closure for resurfacing works.

• A38(M), from 9pm March 18 to 6am May 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, link to M6 northbound, junction 8, M6 both directions jct six to jct nine and M6 both directions jct eight to M5 southbound, link, Lane and link road carriageway closures for drainage and cleansing works.

• A5, from 9pm December 8 2021 to 5.30am September 30 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 westbound, hints bypass between the A453 and A38 junctions, (tamworth to lichfield), temporary speed, lane closures with switching and narrow lanes running for general construction works.

• M6, from 9pm September 18 2019 to 6am December 31 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6, junction 6 BC link road, 24 hour hatched area for bridge repairs.

And a further five closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A38(M), from 8pm May 2 to 4am May 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A38 Tyburn Road southbound, from Salford Circus, lane closure for inspection/survey works.

• M5, from 9pm May 3 to 6am May 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions, junction 2 to junction 3, lane closure for horticulture (cutting and planting).

• M6, from 9pm May 11 to 6am May 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 both directions jct four to jct five, lane closures for construction improvement/upgrade.

• M5, from 9pm May 13 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to junction 4, lane closure for construction improvement/upgrade.

• A446, from 9pm May 15 2023 to 5am January 13 2027, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M42 both directions jct 7A to jct nine and M6 both directions jct 3A to M42, Lane and carriageway closures for construction works for HS2.

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