Road closures: a dozen for Rugby drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Rugby will have 12 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 five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• M1, from 8pm December 5 2023 to 5am January 5 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 19 to junction 20, Lane closure for safety repair works.

• A14, from 1pm December 13 2023 to 5am January 6 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A14 westbound, junction 1 to Catthorpe, Layby and lane closure due to maintenance works.

• M1, from 8pm July 18 2023 to 6am January 10 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 20 to junction 21, Lane closures for communication works.

• A5, from 8pm December 4 2023 to 6am February 5 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 16 to junction 19, slip road and lane closures for survey works, diversion via National Highways network and local authority network.

• A46, from 8pm April 24 2023 to 6am September 30 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A46 both directions Binley roundabout to M6 jct two, carriageway closure for major scheme works.

And a further seven closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M69, from 11pm December 29 to 6am December 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M69 northbound, M6 jct two to M69 jct 1, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M1, from 8am to 4pm on January 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 northbound and southbound, junction 19 (M1) to junction 1, hard shoulder closures due to maintenance works.

• M6, from 9pm January 5 to 6am January 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1, Lane closure for maintenance works.

• A46, from 8pm January 8 to 6am April 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A46 northbound and southbound, Binley to M6, junction 2, 24/7 narrow lanes with carriageway and lane closures due to structure works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• M6, from 8pm January 8 to 6am January 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M6 southbound, junction 1, Lane closures for communication works.

• A14, from 8pm January 8 to 6am January 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A14 eastbound and westbound, M6 to Naseby, slip road, layby and lane closures due to drainage works, diversion route via National Highways network and local authority network.

• A5, from 9pm January 8 to 6am January 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 / M69 roundabout Hinckley, Lane closure due to works on behalf of BT.

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