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 two 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 five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A45, from 9am September 7 to 4.30pm September 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 both directions Tollbar to Thurlaston, Lane closures for grass cutting.

• M6, from 8pm May 5 to 6am November 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound, junction 2 exit slip road, temporary speed limit for resurfacing works.

• A46, from 8pm September 5 to 6am November 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M6 both directions jct one to jct two including A46 and M69 approaches, lane closures with carriageway and slip road closures for area scheme works.

• M69, from 8pm September 12 to 6am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M69 both directions from M6 jct two to M69 jct one, lane closure for barrier repairs.

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

• M6, from 8pm September 20 to 5am September 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 1, Lane closure due to maintenance works.

• A45, from 10pm September 20 to 4.30am September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 eastbound, London Road, Lane closure for utility works on behalf of BT.

• A45, from 9am September 21 to 4.30pm September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 both directions Tollbar to Thurlaston, lane closure for grass cutting.

• A5, from 1pm September 25 to 5am September 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, Magna park Roundabout to Gibbett Hill Roundabout, carriageway closure and layby closures due to maintenance works.

• A5, from 8pm September 26 to 6am October 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 Smockington, temporary traffic lights.

• M40, from 9.30pm September 26 to 6am October 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 13 to junction 12, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• A45, from 9pm September 29 to 6am September 30, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A45 eastbound, Ryton roundabout to Stretton on Dunsmore roundabout , carriageway closure for resurfacing works.

• M1, from 8am to 4pm on October 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 19 (M1) to junction 1, hard shoulder closures due to maintenance works.

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