Road closures: more than a dozen for South Gloucestershire drivers this week

Drivers in and around South Gloucestershire will have 19 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And three 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 six closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M48, from 7pm May 11 2022 to 6am April 7 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M48 westbound, junction 1 to 2 Severn Bridge - carriageway closure for structure maintenance, diversion via M4 Prince of Wales bridge.

• M4, from 10pm May 23 2022 to 6am April 14 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 22 to 23 Prince of Wales Bridge - carriageway closure for structure maintenance, diversion via M48 Severn Bridge.

• M4, from 5am March 17 to 9pm September 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 19 to 20 - narrow lanes including 24/7 closure of offside running lane for SMART motorway improvements.

• M4, from 5am March 11 to 9pm September 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 20 to 19 - narrow lanes including 24/7 closure of offside running lane for SMART motorway improvements.

• M5, from 5am March 25 to 9pm September 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 17 to 16 - narrow lanes for SMART motorway improvements.

• M32, from midnight, March 26 to 5am November 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M32, junction 1 to M4, junction 19 and M4, junction 19 to 23 used by GWR Railway Replacement Buses for Bristol Parkway to Newport route.

And a further 13 closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A46, from 8pm April 3 to 6am April 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A46 Both Directions M4, junction 18 to Cold Ashton multi-way signals for horticulture.

• M32, from 9pm April 3 to 6am April 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M32 northbound, junction 2 to 1 lane closure for horticultural works.

• M48, from 9pm April 3 to 6am April 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M48 both directions mobile lane closure for drainage works.

• M5, from 10pm April 3 to 5am April 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 17 entry slip road - lane closure for Vodafone works.

• M5, from 8am to 4pm on April 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 14 to 15 hard shoulder closure for barrier repairs.

• M49, from 9pm April 4 to 6am April 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M49 both directions mobile lane closure for barrier works.

• M4, from 9pm April 4 to 6am April 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 19 to 18 lane closure for electrical works.

• M5, from 9pm April 4 to 6am April 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 15 to 14 mobile lane closure for white lining.

• M4, from 9pm April 5 to 6am April 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 18 to 19 lane closure for electrical works.

• M49, from 9pm April 6 to 6am April 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M49 both directions mobile lane closures for safety barrier works.

• M4, from 8pm April 11 to 6am April 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 23 to 22 Prince of Wales Bridge carriageway closure for bridge maintenance. Includes westbound, safety lane closure. Diversion via M48 Severn Bridge.

• M4, from 9pm April 11 to 5.59am April 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 18, junction 18A exit and entry slip closed for road markings renewal. Diversion for both exit slip via M5, junction 17 and back. Diversion for entry slip at, junction 18A via M49 north and M4.

• M5, from 10pm April 17 to 6am April 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 16 entry slip road closure for electrical works, diversion via A38, Hayes Way, Merlin Road, M5.

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