Road closures: almost a dozen for Birmingham drivers this week

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

And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing waits 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:

• M42, from 9pm October 16 to 6am October 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to junction 4, carriageway closure including slip roads for construction improvement/upgrade works.

• M6, from 9pm October 17 to 6am October 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct six to jct 8, Lane closure for inspection/survey works.

• M42, from 9pm October 10 to 6am October 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, jct four to jct five, lane closures with narrow lanes and single lane running for White Lining/Road Markings.

• 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, lane closures with switching and narrow lanes running for general construction works.

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

• M5, from 9pm October 18 to 6am October 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, jct three to jct four, lane closure for resurfacing works.

• M6, from 9pm October 20 to 6am October 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 4A to 6 and junction 5 exit and entry slips, Lane and slip road closures for installation of temporary barrier.

• A38, from 9pm October 25 to 6am November 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions M6 jct eight to the M5 jct 5, Lane closures switching for maintenance repairs.

• M6, from 5am to 8am on October 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, jct six exit slip to Salford Circus, lane closure for street lighting repairs.

• M6, from 9pm October 31 to 6am November 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, jct eight to jct 7, M5 Eastern Arm northbound to M6 southbound and jct seven southbound, exit slip road, lane and slip road closures for inspection/survey works.

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