HERE, ARE some of the major roadworks that afflict Britain's 1,650 miles of motorways this coming week.
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• M4 Severn Bridge. The lefthand lane of the eastbound carriageway will be closed between 7pm on Friday March 14 and 3pin Sunday March 16. The road surface is being repaired.
• M6 West Midlands. At junction 6 (Birmingham) the Salford Circus north and southbound slip road will be closed between 8pin on Friday March 14 and 6am Monday March 17. The closures are for joint repairs.
• M6 Cheshire. Between junctions 17 and 16 (Congleton and Stoke) the middle lane of the northbound carriageway will be closed until Sunday March 23. The middle and right hand lanes of the southbound carriageway will also be closed, so traffic will be using the hard shoulder. There will also be countraflow working. Closures cover 4km and are for resurfacing.
• M6 Lancashire. Between junctions 31 and 32 (Preston and Blackpool/M55) the right hand lanes of both carriageways will be closed for a distance of 5km.
• M20 Kent. Between junctions 7 and 8 (Maidstone and Bearsted) the eastbound carriageway will be closed from Sunday March 16 to Sunday March 30. This will necessitate contratlow working on the westbound carriageway. The closure is for patching.
• M25 Kent. At junction 5 (A21-Tonbtidge) either the eastbound or westbound right hand lanes will be closed during :March. The Department of Transport warns of severe delays.
• M25 Herts. At junction (HuntOn Bridge) the right hand lime of both carriageways is closed until Sunday March 23 for the construction of junction 19.
• M32 Avon. For 0.7km between junction 1 of the M32 and the M4 (junction 19) the northbound carriageway will be closed on Saturday and Sunday March 15/16 for resurfacing.
• M50 Midlands. Between junctions I and 4 (Strensliam and Ross-on-Wye) either the cast or westbound carriageway will be closed until Monday March 17. A contraflow will operate on the opposite carriageway.