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How will Wolverhampton's summer of roadworks affect your journey?

A bumper programme of roadworks has started in Wolverhampton - with drivers across the city set to face major delays.

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Resurfacing and safety schemes are taking place at multiple locations, with highways chiefs opting to carry out the work during the school holidays when roads are traditionally quieter.

But the timing of the works means drivers will face widespread lane closures and diversions during the day, causing misery for motorists.

A £1.7 million project has started, with five areas undergoing resurfacing before they fall into disrepair.

The project is being financed by the Department for Transport Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund.

The Bushbury Lane/Elston Hall Lane/Kempthorne Avenue Island will be closed on successive Sundays - July 31 and August 7 - from 7am to 6pm.

Bushbury Lane will be closed on weekdays between Elston Hall Lane and Fordhouse Road until Friday, August 12, from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

Bridgnorth Road will be closed between Wightwick Bank and The Holloway, from Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 19, from 9.30am to 3.30pm, while Church Street will be closed between Longford Road and Wolverhampton Road, from Wednesday, August 17 to Sunday, August 28, from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

Meanwhile, Ring Road St Andrews will be closed in a clockwise direction between Chapel Ash Island and Waterloo Road, from 7pm to 6am on weeknights only, between Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 14 and Ring Road St Peters will also be closed in a clockwise direction between Waterloo Road and Stafford Street, from 7pm to 6am on weeknights only, between Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 14. Diversions will be in place.

Councillor Steve Evans, Wolverhampton council's cabinet member for city environment, said: "It is important to stress that finance for these works will come from the Department for Transport Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund.

"I apologise in advance for any inconvenience the works may cause residents and businesses but carrying out these works now will make good these roads for many years to come and should prevent larger scale works in the future, which would have resulted in a much larger bill."

Elsewhere, major improvements to the A4123 Birmingham New Road/Shaw Road junction are taking place, as part of a £1.5m scheme.

The scheme, which is scheduled to last until spring 2017, will reduce traffic congestion, improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians, and address road safety concerns following several accidents at this location.

Lane restrictions will be in place from 9.30am to 3.30pm, from Monday to Friday.

Works have also started to upgrade traffic signals and associated equipment at the junction of Neachells Lane, Alfred Squire Road and March End Road in Wednesfield.

Work started yesterday and is expected to last eight weeks.

Temporary traffic lights will be in place at times while work is carried out to replace the permanent traffic signals. There will also be lane restrictions at the junction between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

There are a number of roadworks on the outskirts of the city.

Long-lasting roadworks on the Gailey roundabout have also started. Highways England is carrying out work at the roundabout on the A5, which will see a full closure from 8pm till 6am for carriageway resurfacing.

The closure will be in place every evening from Monday until October 4.

And drivers are also facing disruption along the A449 this week, with work on the Stourbridge Road stretching from the edge of Wolverhampton down to Wombourne.

Resurfacing work is being carried out in two phases, with road closures in force between 8pm and 6am. The whole scheme is expected to last until August 11. There will be no work over the weekend, from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7.

From yesterday (1), the southbound section of the route was closed off between Lloyds Hill Island and Beggars Bush Road.

Both Billy Buns Lane and Wodehouse Lane will also be closed at the junction with Battlefield Island during the works.

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