DRIVERS in and around Wirral will have five National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A41, from 11.22am August 12 to 11.59pm August 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A41 northbound, Lane one closure at, junction of New Chester Road and Hooton Road due to trace and excavate due to gas escape.

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

• M53, from 8pm August 19 to 5am August 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound, one to 2 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• M53, from 8pm August 19 to 5am August 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 both directions J3 to J5 - lane closure for drainage on behalf of National Highways.

• M53, from 9pm August 19 to 5am August 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M53 southbound, four to 5 - lane closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways.

• A41, from 9pm September 2 to 5am September 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M53 northbound, junction 6 to junction 5 - carriageway closure for structure - new/reconstruction.

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