Stratford-on-Avon road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid this week

Stratford-on-Avon's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

But the news isn't too bad, with all of them only expected to cause slight delays, of less than 10 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:

• M40, from 9pm November 21 2022 to 6am February 1 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 northbound and southbound, jct three to M40 jct 16 and M42 jct five, lane closures with switching for construction improvement/upgrade.

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

• M40, from 9pm May 9 to 5am May 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 12 to junction 11, Lane closures for maintenance work.

• M40, from 9pm May 9 to 5am May 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 11 to junction 12, Lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M40, from 9pm May 10 to 5am May 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 4 to junction 5, Lane closures due to maintenance works.

• M40, from 9pm May 10 to 5am May 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 12 to junction 11, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M40, from 8pm May 12 to 6am May 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 11 to junction 12, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M40, from 9pm May 15 to 6am May 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M42 northbound, junction 3 to junction 3A, lane closures for electrical works.

• M40, from 9pm May 17 to 6am May 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 15 to junction 16, lane closures for electrical works.

• M40, from 8pm May 18 to 6am May 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 11 to junction 12, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M40, from 9pm May 18 to 6am May 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 15 to junction 16, lane closures for electrical works.

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