Commuters face extreme diversion for three months due to roadworks - we have explored an alternative route

With the road closed between the two towns, there has been an official diversion set up for larger traffic which would see drivers head back along the A448 towards Kidderminster, then up along the A456 towards Hagley.

After reaching Hagley, motorists would then follow the road along the A491 towards the M5 junction 4, before crossing over onto the A38 into Bromsgrove, a diversion which would take around 41 minutes and about 22 miles.

However, there are other routes available for traffic if they are looking to cut a bit of time and distance, but be warned, they are not suitable for larger traffic.

I took a ride out of Kidderminster to see what route was available to avoid taking a 22-mile diversion around Hagley and the outskirts of Stourbridge.

Heading up the A448, you can't miss the signs saying that the road is closed between the two towns as they appear regularly on the side of the road heading out of Kidderminster past the railway station and estate leading towards Kidderminster Harriers Football Club.

You cross over the A449 and head out of Kidderminster, with the signs saying that the road is closed in three miles, albeit with no clear sign as to where the diversions are leading.

Heading up to the Spennells Lane roundabout, you see another sign warning of the closure and follow the road up through the surrounding countryside to the A450 roundabout, which leads towards Stourbridge in one direction and Worcester in another.

There are the signs that say the road is closed but, again, no real signs of where the diversion goes, so I kept heading up the A448 until I finally reached the roadworks, with no clear directions about where the diversion was.

Heading back, I saw a diversion sign pointing left for traffic coming out of Curslow Lane, so turned left onto that road and followed the trail down to the next junction for the A442, which either directs you towards Kidderminster to the right or Droitwich Spa to the left.

I turned left and followed the road down for several miles, before seeing a sign that said Bromsgrove and Chaddesley Corbett for a left turn onto Clattercut Lane.

This road takes you along country lanes and is a bit middle-of-nowhere, but after 2.7 miles, brings you back up to the A448 on the other side, with the diversion sign pointing right towards Bromsgrove and, after that, a straight route through.

The diversion I ended up taking took me along the A448, Curslow Lane, the A442 and Clattercut Lane before ending up back on the A448, a diversion of around 7.8 miles.

There are other routes that you can take, but that's the one I worked out. Let me know if there are other routes you've worked out in the comments below.