Ards and North Down road closures: four for motorists to avoid this week

Ards and North Down's motorists will have four road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network 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 one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• M56, from 9pm January 4 2022 to 6am December 29 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 eastbound and westbound, junction 11 - 12 lane closures slip road and carriageway closures due to Bridge works.

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

• M56, from 9pm March 29 to 6am March 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 eastbound, junction 14 to junction 12 - Lane closure for communications.

• M53, from 8pm March 30 to 6am March 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 northbound and southbound, J9 to J7 - Lane closure for communications.

• M56, from 8pm March 30 to 5am March 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 10 to 11 lane closures due to electrical works.

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