Bristol road closures: five for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

But drivers will be able to take some solace in the fact that all of them are only expected to cause slight delays, of under 10 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• M5, from 8am to 6pm on August 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 17 to 18 hard shoulder closure for CCTV surveys.

• M32, from 10am August 16 to 3pm August 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M32 both directions, junction 1 exit slip roads, lane closure for grass cutting.

• M5, from 8am to 6pm on August 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 18 exit and entry slips, including access to Avonmouth, hard shoulder closure for CCTV surveys.

• M49, from 8pm August 21 to 6am August 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M49 both directions M4, junction 22 to M5, junction 18a - lane closures for safety barrier work.

• M5, from 9pm August 23 to 5am August 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 19 to 18 lane closures for structure maintenance.

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