Traffic moving well on A449 despite threat of roadworks
The first phase of a series of planned road closures on the A449 Stourbridge to Wolverhampton road was set to take place today.
Work is being carried out on the Stourbridge Road between Wall Heath and Stourton until this Friday ahead of a full closure from next Tuesday.
But on Tuesday afternoon, traffic was coping well with no work in place and cars and vehicles moving freely.
Motorists are warned however to look out for the closures, with diversions set up through Wombourne from Wodehouse Lane and the B4176 Dudley Road, and along the A458 through Stourton and Enville.
And two mile-long sections of the road are set to close completely for 18 days between 9.30am on Tuesday, May 30 and 3pm on Sunday, June 18, with electronic boards signing the diversion.
A spokesman for Staffordshire County Council said the work was necessary to repair the roads and re-paint them and that the diversions would be clearly sign-posted.
He said intermittent delays and closures could be expected until the main work starts at the end of the month.
