Rushcliffe road closures: nine for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Rushcliffe's motorists will have nine road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

But the news isn't too bad, with all of them only expected to cause slight delays, of under 10 minutes.

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

• A52, from 8pm January 8 to 6am January 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Nottingham Knight to Wheatcroft Island, Lane closures for survey works.

• A52, from 6pm December 21 2023 to midnight, March 31 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Gamston to Radcliffe On Trent, Speed restriction due to likelihood of danger.

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

• A453, from 8pm January 15 to 6am January 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, QMC roundabout to Wheatcroft roundabout, Lane closures due to drainage works.

• A52, from 8pm January 16 to 6am January 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Silverdale to Radcliffe on Trent, Lane closures due to maintenance works.

• A52, from 11.30pm January 16 to 5am January 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound and westbound, Bingham to Whatton-in-the-Vale, diversion route via National Highways network for work on local authority network.

• A52, from 9pm January 18 to 6am January 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 eastbound, Clifton, Lane closure due to works on behalf of BT.

• A453, from 8pm January 19 to 6am January 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A453 southbound, Clifton to M1, junction 24, Lane closures due to drainage works.

• A52, from 8pm January 26 to 5am January 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A52 Bingham to Whatton, traffic signals due to maintenance works.

• M1, from 8pm January 29 to 6am February 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 22 to junction 23, Lane closures for maintenance works.

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