Rugby road closures: a dozen for motorists to avoid over the next …

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

Rugby’s motorists will have 12 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And two of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• A5, from 8.54pm August 12 to 4pm September 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 Hinckley, traffic signals on behalf of Severn Trent Water.

• M45, from 6am August 29 to 8pm September 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M45 eastbound, Thurlaston to Dunchurch, Lane closure for survey works.

• M1, from 8pm July 18 to 6am October 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 20 to junction 21, Lane closures for communication works.

• A46, from 8pm April 24 2023 to 6am September 30 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A46 both directions Binley roundabout to M6 jct two, carriageway closure for major scheme works.

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

• A14, from 1pm September 4 to 6am September 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A14 eastbound and westbound, M6 to Naseby, Layby and lane closures due to maintenance works.

• A46, from 8pm September 4 to 6am September 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 northbound, Coventry Eastern Bypass to M69 jct 2, lane closure for electrical works.

• M69, from 8pm September 5 to 6am September 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M69 eastbound, junction 2 to junction 3, slip road closure for maintenance works.

• M6, from 9pm September 5 to 6am September 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, jct two to jct 1, lane closures for carriageway reconstruction/renewal.

• A5, from 9pm September 5 to 6am September 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 Lilbourne, traffic signals due to works on behalf of BT.

• M1, from 11pm September 5 to 6am September 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 17 to junction 18, Lane closure due to works on behalf of National Grid.

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• A45, from 9pm September 7 to 6am September 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 eastbound, Wolston Grange to Thurlaston roundabout, lane closure for barrier repairs.

• A46, from 9pm September 15 to 6am September 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 northbound, jct two exit slip road, Lane and slip road carriageway closure 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.