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From the M5 to Birmingham New Road: Find out when and where major roadworks are taking place

They are the sight that every motorist dreads - scores of cones lined up signalling roadworks and spelling traffic chaos.

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Motorists queue through the roadworks on the M5 near West Bromwich

Black Country motorists are facing major disruption with works snaking along busy routes and motorways.

It came as yet more roads misery is on the way for drivers in Wolverhampton as the latest phase of restrictions loom along the busy A449 Stafford Road.

Major repairs are already under way on the M5 viaduct between West Bromwich and Oldbury.

Meanwhile tram track replacements are the reason behind the works on another usually busy route into Wolverhampton city centre.

And countless other projects are planned or taking place leading to motoring misery.

What do you think of the roadworks?

Are there too many taking place at once? Or do you think short-term disruption will be worth it in the long-run?

Midland Metro track work on Bilston Road

Where: Bilston Road, Wolverhampton

How long: 28 weeks

Duration: June 11 to December 23

Replacement track work being carried out on the A41 Bilston Road near Toyota and VW car dealerships

Motorists using the A41 Bilston Road into Wolverhampton city centre have faced disruption due to tram tracks being replaced.

And it is not just motorists facing problems as the Midland Metro line is closed between Priestfield and Wolverhampton St Georges.

Traffic diversions have been in place since June, including along Bilston Road, one of the main routes into the city centre, and Pipers Row, leading to the bus and train stations.

People travelling in and out of the city say the work is adding up to half an hour to their already long peak-time journeys.

Work will continue until December 23.

Birmingham New Road resurfacing

Where: Birmingham New Road, Lanesfield.

How long: Two weeks

Duration: September 25 to October 9

Roadworks on Birmingham New Road

Motorists who tried using Birmingham New Road in a bid to escape the tram track works now face double trouble.

The A4123 will close to motorists for two weeks from Monday, September 25, in the Lanesfield area for the road to be resurfaced.

The resurfacing work will continue until October 9 and will take place from 8pm to 5am during weekdays.

It comes just weeks after another major scheme came to end.

A congestion-busting £1.5m project to revamp the junction at Shaw Road took almost a year to complete and ended in May.

Long Lane/Shell Corner resurfacing

Where: Long Lane, Halesowen, leading to Shell Corner towards Blackheath

How long: Phase one will take up to four weeks

Duration: September 19 to October 5

Long Lane looking towards Shell Corner. Picture: Google

Road surfacing work takes place on Long Lane, Halesowen, from near The Stag and Three Horseshoes pub to Shell Corner from Tuesday.

It will see stop/start signs used which will limit the speed of traffic. Work will be carried out between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

The work will be done in two phases, with the first running from Halesowen Road to Shell Corner (Maple Road) from September 19. Phase two is expected to get underway in the New Year.

M5 viaduct between West Bromwich and Oldbury

Where: M5 between junction one for West Bromwich and junction two for Oldbury

How long: Approx. 18 months

Duration: January 16, 2017, to Autumn 2018.

The roadworks on the M5 have led to disruption

The controversial scheme between junctions one and two, for West Bromwich and Oldbury, has caused major disruption over the last few months.

Repairs are being made to the crumbling Oldbury viaduct, with disruption expected until the end of 2018.

The speed limit has been cut to 30mph and traffic filtered into two lanes running in either direction.

Scaffolding underneath the M5 viaduct as repairs are carried out