North Somerset road closures: seven for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

North Somerset's motorists will have seven road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And one of them is expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing a holdup of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• M5, from 10pm September 11 to 6am September 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 20 to 19, lane closure for barrier works.

• M5, from 10pm September 13 to 6am September 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 20 to 21, lane closure for barrier works.

• M5, from midnight, September 17 to 11pm September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5, junction 16 to 25 used by GWR Railway Replacement Buses. For closure of Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton route.

• M5, from 9pm September 19 to 6am September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions, junction 20 to 21 lane closure for carriageway repairs.

• M5, from 10pm September 19 to 6am September 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 19 entry slip road - carriageway closure for drainage works, diversion via M5 southbound, exit, junction 20, return M5 northbound.

• M5, from 10pm September 20 to 6am September 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 20 entry slip road - carriageway closure for drainage works, diversion via M5 southbound, exit, junction 21, join M5 northbound.

• A4, from 10pm September 22 to 5am September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 19 exit slip road closure for drainage, diversion northbound to junction 18 and return.

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