Rugby road closures: more than a dozen for motorists to avoid this week

Rugby's motorists will have 13 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And three of them 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 seven closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A5, from 8am May 20 to 4.30pm June 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, junction 18 (M1) to Magna Park, traffic signals and lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M6, from midday, December 13 2021 to 11.59pm June 7 2022, slight delays (under 10 minutes): COVID 19 Sensitive Location - please read notes.

• A5, from 8pm March 14 to 6am June 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, junction 1 (M69), Lane closures due to maintenance work.

• M1, from 8am May 11 to 4pm June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M45 eastbound and westbound, Thurlaston to M1, mobile hard shoulder closure due to maintenance works.

• M6, from 8pm May 5 to 6am June 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 2 exit slip road, temporary speed limit for resurfacing works.

• A46, from 8pm May 5 to 6am June 26, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6, junction 1 to junction 2 northbound and southbound, including A46 and M69 approaches, lane closures and carriageway closures for area scheme works.

• M69, from 8pm July 21 2021 to 8pm July 1 2022, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M69 southbound, junction 2, Lane closures for barrier works.

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

• A5, from 8pm May 30 to 6am June 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5/M69 northbound and southbound and eastbound and westbound, junction 1, Lane closures due to maintenance work.

• M6, from 9pm June 6 to 6am June 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, M6, junction 1 to M6, junction 2, Lane closure for signs - Erection.

• A423, from 9pm June 6 to 5am June 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A45 westbound, Banbury turn flyover, closure of main carriageway for internal box beam inspections.

• M45, from 8pm June 9 to 6am June 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M45 eastbound, Thurlaston to M1, junction 18, Lane closures due to inspections.

• M40, from 9pm June 9 to 6am June 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 13 to junction 11, Lane closure due to maintenance work.

• A46, from 10pm June 13 to 4am June 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 2 island (M6) to dumbells, Lane closures with police road blocks for lighting repairs.

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