Sandwell road closures: eight for motorists to avoid over the next …

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020 (Photo: David Davies)

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

And four of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• M5, from 9pm August 21 to 6am September 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 southbound, link from M6 northbound, jct 8, and M6 northbound, jct seven entry slip road, Lane closures, slip and link road carriageway closures road marking works.

And a further seven closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M6, from 9pm August 31 to 6am September 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions link to M6, lane closure for barrier repair.

• M5, from 9pm September 1 to 6am September 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions jct three to jct 2, lane closure for barrier repairs.

• M6, from 9pm September 3 to 6am September 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 both directions M6 jct seven to jct eight, lane closure for barrier repairs.

• A4123, from 9pm September 4 to 6am September 9, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, jct three to jct 2, carriageway closure for resurfacing works.

• M6, from 9pm September 4 to 6am September 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, jct eight to jct 7, lane closures for carriageway reconstruction/renewal.

• A4123, from 9pm September 5 to 6am September 7, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 both directions jct two to jct 3, Lane closures and carriageway closures for structural inspections.

• A4123, from 9pm September 7 to 6am September 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 both directions jct three entry slip roads, slip road carriageway closures for structural inspections.

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