Road closures: eight for Bristol drivers this week

Drivers in and around Bristol will have eight National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

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

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A4, from midnight, October 16 to 11pm December 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A4 Portway Roundabout to St Andrews Roundabout used by GWR Railway Replacement Buses on Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach route.

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

• M5, from 10pm November 28 to 6am November 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions, junction 18 to 19 - lane closures for maintenance works.

• M32, from 9pm November 30 to 6am December 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M32 northbound, junction 3 and junction 2 entry slip road closures for pothole repairs, diversion for, junction 3 entry slip via B4051, A38, B4469, to M32, junction 2, diversion for, junction 2 entry slip via M32 southbound to junction 3 and return.

• M32, from 10pm December 1 to 6am December 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M32 northbound, junction 1 exit slip road closure for maintenance works, diversion via M32 northbound to M4, junction 19 and return.

• M49, from 10pm December 5 to 6am December 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 18 entry slip closed. Includes closure of flyover to access M5 from Portway roundabout. For gantry inspections. Diversion via St Brendan's roundabout, M5 southbound to turn and return northbound, at, junction 19.

• M5, from 10pm December 5 to 6am December 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 18 exit slip closed for gantry inspections. No direct access to Portway roundabout. Diversion via M5 northbound to junction 17, to turn and return southbound. Access to Portway roundabout via St Brendan's Roundabout and A4.

• M49, from 10am to 2pm on December 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M49 northbound, M5, junction 18 to M4, junction 22 lane closure for sweeping.

• M32, from 9pm December 12 to 6am December 13, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M32 northbound, junction 3 entry slip road closed for structure maintenance. Access remains available to Mina Road, diversion via A4032 southbound, Newfoundland Street, turn at St James Barton roundabout,A4044 northbound, A4032 northbound to join M32, Mina Road traffic via York Street, Servier Street, Sussex Place, Lower Ashley Road then join main diversion at, junction 3, M32.

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