Road closures: seven for Rushcliffe drivers this week

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

And one of them is expected to cause severe delays – with motorists facing a holdup of at least 30 minutes.

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

• A52, from 7am April 10 to 5pm April 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 Rushcliffe, Verge works on behalf of Severn Trent Water.

• A453, from 8pm April 3 to 6am April 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, QMC roundabout to Wheatcroft roundabout, carriageway, slip road and lane closures due to maintenance works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• A52, from 8pm April 14 to 6am April 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Bingham to Barrowby, Lane closures due to maintenance works.

• A46, from 8pm January 7 2022 to 8pm April 17 2023, severe delays (more than 30 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Gamston, carriageway, lane closures and 24/7 narrow lanes due to improvement works, diversion route via National Highways and local authority network.

• A453, from 8pm April 14 to 6am April 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Silverdale to Radcliffe on Trent, carriageway and lane closures due to maintenance works.

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

• A46, from 8pm April 18 to 5am April 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52/A46 eastbound and westbound, Bingham to Saxondale, Lane closures due to maintenance work.

• A46, from 8pm April 18 to 6am April 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Gamston to Bingham, Layby and lane closures with traffic signals due to maintenance work.

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