Sandwell road closures: two for motorists to avoid this week

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 and 30 minutes.

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

• M6, from 9pm June 16 to 6am June 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 8 to junction 9, Lane closure for carriageway - Reconstruction/Renewal.

• M6, from 10pm June 18 to 6am June 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 8 to junction 9 and M5 link to M6 northbound, lane closure with closure of, junction 9 exit slip road for technology repairs.

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