North Somerset road closures: almost a dozen for motorists to avoid this week

North Somerset's motorists will have 10 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 one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• M5, from 8pm February 9 to 6am March 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 Both Directions, junction 18 to junction 20 lane closures for barrier upgrade.

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

• M5, from 8pm March 6 to 6am March 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 19 to junction 20 - lane closure for structure maintenance works.

• M5, from 8pm March 7 to 5am March 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 20 to 21 lane closures for resurfacing.

• M5, from 8pm March 8 to 6am March 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 20 to junction 21 lane closures for carriageway repair.

• M5, from 8pm March 8 to 5am March 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 21 lane closures for resurfacing.

• M5, from 8pm March 9 to 5am March 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 21 lane closures for resurfacing.

• M5, from 10pm March 9 to 6am March 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 19 exit slip lane closure for technology works.

• M5, from 8pm March 10 to 5am March 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 22 to 21 lane closures for resurfacing.

• M5, from 9pm March 10 to 6am April 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, M5, junction 19 to 20 - lane closure for inspection/survey works.

• M5, from 9pm March 20 to 6am March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 18 to 19 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.