Road closures: dozens of for Solihull drivers this week

Drivers in and around Solihull will have 24 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And nine of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that 16 closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M6, from midnight, March 20 to 11.59pm April 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, turn around point jct 5, carriageway closure for carriageway improvements.

• A45, from 8am March 27 to 6pm April 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A45 eastbound, Eastway loop and slip road towards A45 Stonebridge, 24/7 lane closure, closing loop and Eastway for HS2 utilities works.

• A46, from midnight, January 4 2022 to 6am April 29 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 northbound and southbound, stoneleigh, short duration mobile working for narrow lanes TM maintenance using IPV and TM vehicle.

• A46, from 6am September 7 2021 to 11.59pm April 29 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 northbound and southbound, Stoneleigh, Narrow lanes and speed restriction for construction of new bridge.

• M42, from 8pm April 3 to 5am May 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 both directions jct four to jct six, lane closure for drainage and CCTV works.

• A45, from 9pm March 27 to 5am May 26, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A45 eastbound, Stonebridge roundabout to M42 jct six roundabout, lane closure, closing loop to Eastway for HS2 utilities works.

• M42, from 9pm March 14 2022 to 6am July 1 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 4 to junction 5, 24 hour narrow lanes and speed restrictions for technology works.

• A45, from 9pm August 23 2021 to 5am July 26 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M42 southbound, junction 9 to M6 northbound, link road, Lane closure and link road closure for HS2 scheme work.

• A46, from 9.30am March 28 2022 to 4pm July 31 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 both directions stoneleigh junction, lane closures and temporary speed limit for new bridge construction.

• A446, from 10pm November 25 2022 to 5am December 19 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M42 northbound, link road from M6 jct 4A to M42 jct 8, closure of link roads for carriageway and traffic management maintenance works for HS2.

• M42, from midnight, January 31 2022 to 11.59pm January 31 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M42, junction 5 to junction 7, northbound and southbound, various lane closures and slip road closures with temporary speed limits for new underpass construction.

• A45, from 9am August 29 2022 to 11pm February 29 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 / M42, junction 6 roundabout and approaches, traffic signals on roundabout for underpass construction works.

• M40, from 9pm January 9 2023 to 6am April 10 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M42 northbound and southbound, M42, junction 2 to M42, junction 5 and M42, junction 3A to M40, junction 15, 24/7 Lane three closure, narrow lanes and hard shoulder running with 50mph speed limit for Installation of central reserve concrete barrier, new technology, surfacing and road markings, and emergency refuge areas.

• M42, from 9pm March 23 2023 to 6am April 10 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 both directions jct four entry slips, 24 hour lane closure for central reservation works.

• M6, from midnight, August 15 2022 to 6am July 15 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 4A to 4 southbound and junction 4 south exit slip, lane closure for bridge construction works for HS2.

• A446, from 9.30pm September 21 2020 to 6am July 1 2025, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6, junction 4a to M42, junction 9 northbound and southbound, lane and carriageway closures for construction of overbridge for HS2.

And a further eight closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M6, from 9pm April 11 to 6am April 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, jct 4A to jct five, lane closures for temporary barrier works.

• A46, from 8pm April 12 to 6am April 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 northbound, Thickthorn Interchange to Stonleigh road jct, lane closures for the installation of a temporary barrier.

• A446, from 9pm April 14 to 6am April 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 5 to junction 4A and link to M42 both directions, Lane and carriageway closures for removal of gantry.

• M42, from 9am April 17 to 6pm April 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 both directions, junction 6 to junction 4, -hard shoulder only for construction improvement/upgrade.

• M42, from 8pm April 17 to 5am April 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 both directions jct six to jct seven, lane closures for HS2 works.

• M42, from 8pm April 19 to 5am April 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 southbound, jct seven to jct five, lane closure for construction works.

• M6, from 9pm April 23 to 5am April 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, jct 4a to jct 4, lane closure for communication works.

• A446, from 9pm April 24 to 6pm June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A446 both directions Northway roundabout to Stonebridge road, lane closures for HS2 works.

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