Road closures: almost a dozen for Birmingham drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Birmingham will have 10 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And four of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• A38(M), from 9pm October 21 to 6am October 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A38M northbound, CD link road, carriageway closure for barrier repairs.

• 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 eight closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A456, from 9.30am October 23 to 3pm October 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, jct three roundabout, lane closure for drainage works.

• A446, from 9pm October 23 to 6am November 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 jct five northbound, exit and southbound, entry slip roads, carriageway closure for construction improvement/upgrade.

• M42, from 9pm October 24 to 6am October 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct four to jct 6, lane closure for construction improvements.

• M42, from 9pm October 25 to 6am October 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, jct six to jct four, carriageway closure for construction improvement/upgrade.

• M6, from 8pm October 31 to 6am November 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct six to jct seven, lane closure for survey works.

• A38, from 9pm November 1 to 6am November 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 southbound, jct four entry slip road, carriageway closure for drainage works.

• M6, from 9pm November 3 to 6am November 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct five to jct 6, lane closure for carriageway reconstruction/renewal works.

• A456, from 9pm November 6 to 6am November 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 4 entry slip road, carriageway closure for drainage.

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