Road closures: six for Birmingham drivers this week

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

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing a wait 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:

• 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:

• A456, from 9.30am to 3pm on August 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A456 / M5, junction three roundabout and junction 3 southbound, exit slip road, Lane closure on roundabout and slip road, to support off network lane closures on Quinton Expressway for weed spraying.

• M6, from 8pm August 16 to 6am August 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 3 to junction 4, Lane closure for White Lining/Road Markings.

• M6, from 9pm August 17 to 6am August 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 6 to junction 4, carriageway closure for construction improvement/upgrade.

• A38(M), from 11.59pm August 19 to 7am August 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A38M into city Park Circus to Dartmouth Circus, Off network for removal of signage for commonwealth games.

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