TRAFFIC DELAYS: 32 road closures in and around Northampton for motorists to avoid this week

Drivers in and around West Northamptonshire will have 32 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• M1, from 8pm March 9 to 6am March 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 15a to junction 16, Lane closure due to maintenance works.

• A43, from 8pm March 4 to 6am March 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 southbound, Towcester, Lane closure due to maintenance works.

• M1, from 9pm November 27 2023 to 6am March 20 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 16 to junction 14, slip road and lane closures for drainage works, diversion route via national highways and local authority network.

• A5, from 9.30am March 6 to 3.30pm March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, Towcester to Weedon, Stop and go for drainage works.

• A43, from 8am March 2 to 6am April 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Syresham to Brackley, diversion route for works on behalf of HS2.

• A45, from 8pm November 16 2023 to 6am May 4 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 northbound and southbound, M1, junction 15 to Wellingborough, carriageway and lane closures for safety repair works, diversion route via National Highways network and local authority network.

• A14, from 8pm February 12 2024 to 6am April 14 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 17 to junction 19, carriageway, slip road and lane closures due to improvement works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• A45, from 8pm February 5 2024 to 6am April 14 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 16 to junction 19, carriageway, slip road and lane closures due to improvement works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• A43, from 8pm April 28 2023 to 6am January 31 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Barley Mow Roundabout to Towcester, Lay-by, carriageway closures with diversion and 24/7 narrow lanes, speed and cycle restrictions for, junction improvements, diversion via national Highways and local authority network.

And a further 23 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• M1, from 8pm March 11 to 6am March 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 18, Lane closures due to survey works.

• A5, from 8pm March 11 to 5am March 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, Long Buckby Wharf, temporary traffic signals for signage works.

• A5, from 8pm March 12 to 5am March 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 southbound, Towcester, Lane closures due to drainage works.

• M1, from 10pm March 13 to 5am March 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound,, junction 14 to junction 15 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• A43, from 8pm March 14 to 5am March 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound, Silverstone to Wood Burcote, Lane closure due to maintenance works.

• A5, from 8pm March 14 to 5am March 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 Potterspury to Old Stratford, traffic signals due to maintenance works.

• M40, from 9.30pm March 14 to 6am March 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 10 to junction 11, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• A43, from 8pm March 15 to 5am March 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 southbound, Barley Mow roundabout to Baynards Green roundabout, Lane closures for safety repair works.

• A5, from 8pm March 15 to 6am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 Hinckley, traffic signals due to works on behalf of Gigaclear.

• A45, from 8pm March 16 to 6am March 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 northbound and southbound, Great Billing, Lane closures for survey.

• A43, from midnight, March 18 to 11.59pm March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Barley Mow roundabout to Evenley roundabout, diversion route via National Highways network for works on local authority network.

• A14, from 8pm March 18 to 5am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A14 eastbound and westbound, junction 1 to junction 2, Lane closures for safety repair works.

• A5, from 8pm March 18 to 6am March 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, Potterspury, temporary traffic signals for electrical works.

• A14, from 8pm March 18 to 11.59pm June 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A14 eastbound and westbound, Cold Ashby to Kelmarsh, diversion route via National Highways network for works on local authority network.

• A43, from 8pm March 18 to 6am March 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound and southbound, junction 16, slip road and lane closures due to survey works, diversion via national highways and local authority network.

• A43, from 8pm March 19 to 5am March 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound, at Oxford road (Brackley) roundabout, Lane closure for drainage works.

• A43, from 8pm March 20 to 5am March 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Swan Valley, Lane closures for signage works.

• A5, from 8am to 3pm on March 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound, Watford Gap to Kilsby, Lay by closure due to maintenance works.

• M40, from 9.30pm March 22 to 6am March 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction11, entry slip road closure for maintenance work.

• A45, from 8pm March 23 to 6am March 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A45 southbound, Wootton to junction 15, Lane closures for survey works.

• A5, from 8pm March 24 to 6am April 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound and southbound, Weedon Bec to Kilsby, diversion route via National Highways network for works on local authority network.

• A43, from 7am March 25 to 7pm April 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Whitfield to Syresham, diversion route via National Highways network for works on local authority network.

• M40, from 9.30pm March 25 to 6am March 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 11 to junction 10, 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.