South Gloucestershire road closures: almost two dozen for motorists to avoid this week

South Gloucestershire's motorists will have 20 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And six of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing waits of between 10 and 30 minutes.

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

• M4, from 10pm June 11 to 10am June 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 eastbound, Prince of Wales Bridge carriageway closed overnight for bridge maintenance. Diversion via M48 Severn Bridge.

• 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.

And a further 17 closures will begin over the next seven days:

• M5, from 8pm June 13 to 6am June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 13 - 14 lane closures for footbridge works.

• M4, from 9pm June 13 to 6am June 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 18 to junction 17 Lane closure for barrier Repairs.

• M4, from 10pm June 13 to 6am June 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 both directions, junction 19 to 21 - mobile lane closure for horticulture works.

• M5, from 10pm June 13 to 6am June 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 both directions, junction 19 to 21 - mobile lane closure for horticulture works.

• M49, from 10pm June 13 to 6am June 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M49 mobile lane closure in both directions for horticulture works.

• M4, from 9pm June 14 to 10am June 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 19 - 18 carriageway closure for resurfacing, diversion via M32, A4174, A432, B4059, A432 and A46.

• M5, from 9pm June 15 to 6am June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 Both Directions, junction 14 to 15 Lane closure for barrier Repair.

• M48, from 10pm June 15 to 6am June 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M48 Both Directions M4 J21 to M48 Severn Bridge IPV for Horticulture works.

• M5, from 10pm June 15 to 5am June 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 17 to junction 16 Lane closures for Electrical works.

• M48, from 7pm June 17 to 6am June 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M48 westbound, Severn Bridge carriageway closed 24 / seven for main cable inspection and other maintenance works. Diversion via M4 Prince of Wales Bridge.

• M4, from 9pm June 21 to 6am July 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 19 - 18 lane closures for resurfacing.

• M32, from 9pm June 21 to 5am June 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 15 to 17 carriageway and slip road closure for maintenance, diversion M4 eastbound, J19, M32 J1, A4174, A38, (continue for J16) follow signage to Cribbs Causeway M5 J17.

• M48, from 7pm June 22 2022 to 6am January 23 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M48 westbound, Severn Bridge - Lane closure for main cable inspection works.

• M32, from 10pm June 22 to 5am June 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 17 to junction 15 closed for maintenance, M5 northbond diversion from, junction 17 via Merlin Road, Hayes Way, A38, A4174, M32, junction 1, M5 J16 diversion A38, A4174, M32 junction1, M4, junction 19.

• A4, from 9pm June 24 to 6am June 28, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 22 to 21 carriageway closure for road markings renewal, diversion: M49 to Avonmouth, turn at St.Brendans roundabout, re-join M5 norhtbound, re-join M4 eastbound, at, junction 15.

• M32, from 9pm June 25 to 6am June 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 19 entry slip road closure for resurfacing, diversion via M4 westbound to junction 20, M5 southbound to junction 16, return M5 northbound to junction 15 to join M4 eastbound.

• M32, from 10pm June 27 to 6am June 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5, junction 15 northbound and southbound, entry slips from M4, junction 20 eastbound, closed for drainage work, diversion: continue eastbound, on M4, exit, junction 19 to M32, exit, junction 1, turn and re-join M32 northbound, at, junction 1, follow M4 westbound, join M5 at, junction 20.

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