{"id":66227,"date":"2016-01-08T16:12:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T16:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=333f464ede645538e051981407123779"},"modified":"2016-01-08T16:12:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T16:12:36","slug":"press-release-maintenance-work-to-close-m6-junction-5-slip-roads-near-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=66227","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Maintenance work to close M6 junction 5 slip roads near Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The junction 5 southbound entry slip road will be closed to motorists from mid-night on Sunday 10 January and will be under a 24\/7 closure until early summer.  <\/p>\n<p>The northbound exit slip road will also be closed overnight only from Monday 11 January until Monday 18 January for repairs to a damaged barrier. These closures will be from 8pm to 6am each night.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Collins, Highways England, Project Manager said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This work is part of essential maintenance to ensure the road remains safe which is the top priority for us.<\/p>\n<p>These improvements will help to maintain structural integrity of the viaduct by reducing deterioration and minimising the number of emergency repairs required in future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The diversion routes have been considered in liaison with local authorities to minimise disruption as much as possible for motorists.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This scheme is part of Highways England\u2019s long term programme of investment to create a safer, more accessible network and keep traffic moving.<\/p>\n<p>Alternative routes for northbound and southbound drivers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A38 through Minworth to M42 junction 9 for M42 northbound and southbound travel.<\/li>\n<li>A38 to M6 junction 6 for M6 northbound and southbound travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"m42-northbound-traffic-blue-route\">M42 northbound traffic (Blue Route):<\/h2>\n<p>Diverted traffic joins the southbound carriageway of the A452 at M6 junction 5 and continues southbound to its junction with the B4114 Birmingham Road.<\/p>\n<p>At the junction the diverted traffic travels eastbound along the B4114 to its junction with the A446 Stonebridge Road.<\/p>\n<p>At the junction the diverted traffic travels northbound along the A446 and joins the M42 northbound carriageway at M42 junction 9.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"m6-southbound-traffic-red-route\">M6 southbound traffic (Red Route):<\/h2>\n<p>Diverted traffic joins the southbound carriageway of the A452 at M6 junction 5 and continues southbound to its junction with the B4114 Birmingham Road.<\/p>\n<p>At the junction the diverted traffic travels eastbound along the B4114 to its junction with the A446 Stonebridge Road.<\/p>\n<p>At the junction the diverted traffic travels southbound along the A446 and joins the M6 southbound carriageway at M6 junction 4.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"m42-southbound-traffic-green-route\">M42 southbound traffic (Green Route):<\/h2>\n<p>Diverted traffic joins the southbound carriageway of the A452 at M6 junction 5 and continues southbound to its junction with the A45 at Stonebridge Island.<\/p>\n<p>At the junction the diverted traffic travels westbound along the A45 to join the M42 southbound carriageway at M42 junction 6. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"general-enquiries\">General enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"media-enquiries\">Media enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintenance work to ensure an M6 slip road near Castle Bromwich in Birmingham stays safe for road users is to begin next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}