County Durham's motorists will have a number of road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And several of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that six closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A19, from 8pm September 13 to 6am October 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound, B1320 Peterlee to A1086 Easington Interchange lane closure for electrical works.

• A1(M), from 8pm September 4 to 6am October 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 56 to junction 61, A66 westbound, Little Burdon, lane closures for installation of advance signage for area scheme.

• A1(M), from 8pm October 7 to 6am November 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, Lumley Thicks, Lane closures for survey works.

• A1(M), from 6am October 3 to 6am November 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 60 to junction 61, lane closure for vehicle safety fence works.

• A19, from 8pm July 22 to 6am December 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 north and southbound, A182 Easington to B1320 Peterlee Interchange, temporary 50 mph speed limit.

• A19, from 8pm September 18 2023 to 5.30pm February 25 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 north and southbound, A182 Cold Hesledon Interchange, carriageway and lane closures for maintenance works.

And a further five closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A66, from 8pm October 20 to 6am November 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A66 westbound, Old Spittal to Cumbrian Border, Lane closure with speed restriction for Renewal of weather station.

• A66, from 8am October 21 to 4.30pm October 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A66 eastbound, Cumbrian Border to Bowes, lane closure for maintenance works.

• A19, from 8pm October 22 to 6am October 23, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 carriageway and Slip closure between B1320 Peterlee Interchange and A1086 Easington interchange for maintenance works.

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• A19, from 8pm October 23 to 5am October 24, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 southbound, carriageway and slip road closure between A1086 Easington to B1320 Peterlee Interchange for maintenance works.

• A66, from 8am October 24 to 4.30pm October 28, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A66 eastbound and westbound, Hulands Quarry to Cross Lanes, lane closures for maintenance works.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.