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

Birmingham's motorists will have 15 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And seven 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:

• M6, from 10pm February 19 to 6am March 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6, junction 6 to 7 northbound and southbound and A38M City to junction 6, carriageway closure and associated slip roads of M6 and lane closure on A38M out of City for structural repairs.

• M6, from 9pm October 30 2021 to 6am April 4 2022, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 6 to A38M into City AC and BC link roads, carriageway closure for installation of 24/7 hard shoulder closure for structure works.

• M42, from 9pm January 17 to 6am May 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 10a to junction 4a, hard shoulder and lane closure with link road closures for access to the emergency refuge bays to upgrade signage.

• M6, from 9pm September 18 2019 to 6am December 31 2022, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6, junction 6 BC link road, 24 hour hatched area for bridge repairs.

• 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 limit and Lane closure with switching for general construction works.

And a further 10 closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A38, from 9pm March 14 to 6am March 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 northbound and southbound, junction 11 -(M5, junction 4A), mobile lane closure and slip road closure for weed spraying.

• A38(M), from 9pm March 14 to 6am March 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A38M out of City to A38 Tyburn Road (C/F Link), link road closure for resurfacing works.

• M42, from 9pm March 14 to 6am March 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 4 to junction 6 including M42 Links onto the M6 northbound, carriageway and associated slip / link roads closures for Construction improvement/Upgrade installation of narrow lanes.

• M5, from 9pm March 14 to 5am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 1 to M6, junction eight and M6 southbound, junction 8 to M5 southbound, junction 1 - Lane closure for drainage works.

• M6, from 9pm March 15 to 6am March 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to 5, Lane closures for technology repairs.

• M6, from 9pm March 16 to 5am March 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to junction 5, Lane closure for drainage works.

• M6, from 10pm March 18 to 6am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 5 to junction 4A - Lane closures with Single lane Running for inspection.

• M42, from 9pm March 21 to 6am March 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to junction 4, Lane closure leading to carriageway and associated slip road closure for Construction improvement/Upgrades.

• M5, from 9.30pm March 21 to 4am March 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound and southbound, junction 3 to junction 4, lane closures for replacement of columns and cables.

• A38(M), from 10pm March 28 to 5am April 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A38M into and out of City from M6, junction 6 to Dartmouth Circus, Lane closures leading to carriageway closure and associated links and slip roads of A38M for street lighting electrical works.

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