Sandwell road closures: two for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Sandwell's motorists will have two road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And they are both are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• M6, from 9pm July 3 to 6am July 4, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, jct eight to M5 southbound, link, Lane and slip road carriageway closures for technology works.

• M5, from 9pm July 5 to 6am July 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, link to M6 southbound, lane and link road carriageway closures for technology works.

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