Road closures: seven for North Somerset drivers this week

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

And two 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:

• M5, from 8pm May 9 to 6am July 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 22 to 21 lane closures for resurfacing.

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

• M5, from 8pm May 15 to 6am May 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 both directions, junction 18 to 19 - lane closures for safety barrier repairs.

• M5, from 9pm May 15 to 6am May 16, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 21 entry slip closed for road markings renewal. Diversion via, junction 20 and back.

• M5, from 9pm May 17 to 5.59am May 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 20 exit and entry slip closed for road markings renewal. Diversion for exit slip via, junction 19 and back. Diversion for entry slip via, junction 21 and back.

• M5, from 8pm May 22 to 6am May 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound and southbound, junction 21 lane closure for barrier works.

• M5, from 9pm May 22 to 5am May 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 18 to 19 - lane closures for structure maintenance.

• M5, from 9pm May 24 to 5am May 26, 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.