Road closures: four for Sandwell drivers this week

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

But motorists will be able to take some solace in the fact that all of them are only expected to cause slight delays, of less than 10 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that four closures are due to start this week:

• M5, from 9pm January 9 to 6am January 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, jct three to jct two and jct two exit slip road, Lane and slip road carriageway closures for technology repairs.

• M6, from 9pm January 13 to 5am January 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 both directions jct seven to jct nine, lane closure for drainage.

• A4123, from 9pm January 16 to 6am January 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions jct two between the slips, lane closures for survey works.

• M5, from 11pm January 23 to 6am January 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions jct two to jct 5, short stops for surveys.

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