Drivers in and around the Forest of Dean will have 11 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And five of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

• M4, from 9pm October 4 to 6am October 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 22 to junction 23 lane closure for bridge maintenance.

• A40, from 8pm October 29 2024 to 6am March 28 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A40 both directions Dixton Roundabout to Whitchurch junction, carriageway closure for maintenance works, diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

• A449, from 8pm July 28 2025 to 6am May 14 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 both directions, junction 8 to M50, junction 4, entry slip road and lane closures for maintenance works, diversion via National Highways.

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

• A40, from 10am October 6 to 3pm October 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A40 eastbound, Highnam to Over roundabout lane closure for BT works.

• M4, from 8pm October 6 to 6am October 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M48 westbound, junction 1 to 2 Severn Bridge carriageway closure for structure maintenance works, diversion via M4 Prince of Wales Bridge.

• M4, from 9pm October 6 to 6am October 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 23 to junction 22 lane closures for bridge maintenance.

• M5, from 9pm October 7 to 6am October 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M5 southbound, junction 12 to junction 13 - lane closure for electrical works.

• M50, from 7am to 4pm on October 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M50 westbound, junction 1 to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance works.

• A417, from 9pm October 14 to 6am October 15, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M5 northbound, junction 12 exit and entry slip road closed for drainage works, diversion for exit slip to continue northbound, M5, exit, junction 11a, turn and re-join M5 southbound, exit, junction 12. Alternatively exit at M5, junction 13 and follow A38 northbound to junction 12, diversion for entry slip via M5 to junction 13 and return northbound.

• M4, from 10pm October 14 to 6am October 18, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M48 eastbound, junction 2 to junction 1 carriageway closure for structures works, , diversion via - M48 westbound to M4 J23A, M4 eastbound, Prince of Wales Bridge.

• M4, from 9pm October 20 to 6am October 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 22 to junction 23 lane closure for bridge maintenance.

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