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 and 30 minutes.

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

• A446, from 9pm September 19 to 6am September 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 both directions jct four to jct 10A, lane closure with carriageway closures for construction improvement/upgrade works.

• 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:

• M5, from 9pm September 26 to 6am September 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, jct three to jct four, lane closures for re-surfacing works.

• M6, from 9pm September 29 to 6am October 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct four to jct five, Lane closure for drainage works.

• A456, from 9.30am October 3 to 3pm October 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, jct three off slip, Lane closures for urgent arbacultrial works.

• M6, from 9pm October 3 to 6am October 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 4 to junction 5, Lane closure for inspection/survey.

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