Road closures: six for Birmingham drivers over the next fortnight

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

And three 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 two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A446, from 9pm October 5 to 6am October 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, jct five to jct seven, lane closure and link road closure for construction improvement/upgrade.

• 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 four closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M5, from 9pm October 9 to 6am October 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 both directions jct three to jct 4, lane and slip road closure for inspection works.

• A38, from 9pm October 10 to 6am October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A38 northbound, Lindridge roundabout, Lane closures for electrical works.

• M6, from 9pm October 10 to 6am October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, jct seven to jct six, lane closure for barriers - temporary.

• M42, from 9pm October 12 to 5am October 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, jct six to jct 4, carriageway closure for bridge inspection works.

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