Road closures: eight for Bath and North East Somerset drivers this week

Drivers in and around Bath and North East Somerset will have eight National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A46, from 8am May 10 to 4pm May 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 Both Directions M4, junction 18 to Tadwick Verge works for horticulture.

• A36, from midnight, December 19 2022 to 11pm November 23 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A36 Bath to Warminster used by GWR Railway Replacement Buses on Bristol Temple Meads - Frome route.

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

• A36, from 8pm May 16 to 4am May 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A36 both directions, junction with A366 to junction Branch Road. 2-way signals for carriageway repairs.

• A4, from 9am May 18 to 4pm May 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A4 eastbound, London Road Rbt to Box Rbt lane closure for horticulture.

• A4, from 10pm May 22 to 6am May 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A4 eastbound, London Road to Box Rbt carriageway closure for central reservation, diversion, return to Cold Ashton A420, east to Chippenham, A350 South to A4.

• A4, from 9am May 23 to 4pm May 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A4 westbound, Box Rbt to London Road Rbt lane closure for horticulture.

• A4, from 10pm May 23 to 6am May 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A4 westbound, Box Rbt to London Road carriageway closure for central reservation, diversion, Turn back on A4 to Chippenham, A350 north to A420, west to Cold Ashton, south on A46.

• A46, from 8pm May 24 to 6am May 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 Woolley lane closure / traffic lights for tree removal.

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