Road closures: nine for Belfast drivers this week

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

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

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

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The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that nine closures are due to start this week:

A550, from 9pm March 30 to 5am March 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A550 northbound, Wales Border to Shotwick Lights - Lane closure for Electrical works.

A41, from 9pm April 1 to 5am April 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A550 northbound and southbound, Hooton Green to Badgers Rake Lane carriageway closure due to general maintenance works.

A550, from 9pm April 4 to 5am April 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A550 northbound and southbound, Parkgate Road to Badgers Rake lane carriageway closure due to general maintenance works.

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A494, from 8.30pm April 5 to 5am April 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A494 westbound, A540 to Deeside Industrial estate - Lane closure for signs - maintenance.

A494, from 9pm April 5 to 5am April 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A550 northbound and southbound, Shotwick to Parkgate Road carriageway closure due to general maintenance works.

A494, from 9pm April 8 to 5am April 10, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A5117 eastbound and westbound, Parkgate Road to Dunkirk roundabout carriageway closures due to general maintenance works.

A494, from 9pm April 10 to 5am April 11, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M56 westbound, junction 15 to 16 lane closures and carriageway closure due to drainage works.

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A494, from 7.30pm April 11 to 6.30am April 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A494 eastbound and westbound, Queensferry (Wales), A550 southbound, Shotwick and Welsh boarder, lane closures with speed limits and slip road closures, due to cyclic maintenance.

A494, from 9pm April 11 to 5am April 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A494 eastbound and westbound, A540 to A550 - carriageway closure for drainage.

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