Another stretch of road will be closed next week as part of the Black Country’s £12.3 million Burnt Tree Island roadworks.

The one-way closure of Tividale Road will be extended down to Bradley Street from 7am on Monday.

The restrictions are expected to remain in place until 5pm on Friday. The huge project to transform the island from a five-arm roundabout to a four-arm crossroads has caused misery for drivers for months. Motorists have been stuck in long traffic jams since the scheme kicked off more than five months ago.

Residents in nearby streets have also complained of being unable to get off their driveways and of motorists using their street as ratruns to dodge delays.

From Monday, Tividale Road will continue to remain open one way, allowing drivers access from Burnt Tree towards Dudley Road.

Residents in Bradley Street today said they were getting used to the roadworks. John Forest, aged 66, has lived with his wife Margaret, 64, a former care home worker at the bungalows for two years.

“The roadworks are a part of life here now,” he said. “At first it was an absolute nightmare and you couldn’t get off the drives but it has become easier.

“I doubt this latest road closure will make that much difference now.”

The Burnt Tree scheme is set to last for 21 months.

The work was relaxed over Christmas but resumed on January 4.

The joint scheme between Sandwell and Dudley Councils will eventually see the island overhauled into a new four-arm, traffic-light controlled crossroads. The current diversion on Tividale Road will be turned into a signal-controlled junction on the A4123.

Once finished, it is hoped the scheme will reduce delays and congestion, improve safety and links to the regional and national highway networks. It is also hoped it will boost bus services and pedestrian and cycle facilities at each approach.