Road closures: seven for Birmingham drivers this week

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

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

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

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

• A446, from 9pm April 7 to 6am April 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 4 to 3 and junction 4 entry slip, Lane closure on roundabout and entry slip road, leading to single lane running on main carriageway to junction 3A, for communications.

• M6, from 10pm April 8 to 6am April 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 7 to junction 6, Lane closures for technology repairs.

• M42, from 9pm April 11 to 5am April 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 northbound and southbound, junction 8 to junction 9, lane closures for survey works.

• A456, from 10.30pm April 11 to 5.30am April 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A456 / M5, junction 3 roundabout and M5, junction 3 southbound, exit slip, Lane closures to support off network closure of the Quinton Expressway.

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