Here are our planned closures for next week. All diversions will be clearly signposted. Some of these are provisional at this time, an updates will be issued on Tuesday. If you have any concerns or issues regarding the works on the M5 please don’t hesitate to contact us, by calling 0300 123 5000. More information about the scheme can be found online at http://ow.ly/Ycxw30jdoFp

These photographs show the different scales of concrete deterioration we are repairing and how this can change between areas. The top left photograph is an example of the areas with many small repairs we are having to carry out. Some of these smaller holes found in a linear pattern are a result of voids left in the slab during its construction, these were filled in at the time but have since deteriorated badly. Alternatively, the photograph on the right shows a large repair area. On the southbound carriageway there were approximately 5800 of these patch repairs in total to do and these are a mix of either ‘partial depth’ or ‘full depth’. We are aiming to have all of these completed over the next few weeks with the waterproofing operation following on.

Advanced notice from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough and Birmingham City Councils. Notice of planned overnight closures to the A41Holyhead Road, West Bromwich. We are proposing to resurface the main A41 carriageway in Birmingham adjacent to the West Bromwich Albion stadium and will require overnight road closures. Diversions will be in place and clearly signposted. Works will take place between between 2200hrs and 0500hrs for: Kerbing works – Monday Night 26 March 2018 to Thursday night 29 March 2018 Carriageway resurfacing – Tuesday Night 3 April 2018 to Friday 13 March 2018 We have attached a section of the diversion route drawing to indicate the location of the works only.

M5 northbound junctions 4 - 3 overnight closure notice. There will be a full overnight closure tonight, 23 March from 21:00 – 06:00 to remove the lane 1 closure traffic management between M5 northbound junctions 4 to 3 now that the vehicle restraint barrier replacement works have been completed. Advance notice. We will be closing the M5 southbound carriageway between junctions 3 to 4 on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 April 2018 to install a lane 1 closure for approximately 3 weeks. This is to facilitate the vehicle restraint barrier replacement works as per the above but to the southbound carriageway. The existing barriers have reached the end of their serviceable life. These works are not part of the Oldbury Viaduct Major Renewal Scheme. For further information please contact the Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000.

Notice of an emergency closure required this evening to deal repair areas of the live carriageway. M5 southbound junctions 1 - 2 starting at 8pm. The diversion route will be signposted and we work to have the carriageway re-opened as soon as possible, we are aiming to complete by midnight. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

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These are our planned closures for next week, all diversions will be clearly signposted. Note the weekend closure of Spon Lane South in West Bromwich/Smethwick, we understand this will affect some local bus routes too. For more information on this please refer to the Network West Midlands website http://ow.ly/JYdq30j64sc These closures may be subject to change, updates will be issued as required. If you have any concerns or issues regarding the works on the M5 please don’t hesitate to contact us, by calling 0300 123 5000.

A team of carpenters working for our contractors BMV on scaffolding; 11m above ground level, underneath the M5 and over the Birmingham Canal. They are installing formwork for the next set of concrete repairs. We just liked the photo.

We have started preparing the concrete surface to apply the new waterproofing layer in areas where all repairs are completed. The surface has to be ‘roughened’ to receive the new material and then we rely on weather and temperature conditions before it can be applied.

Here are our planned closures for next week. All diversions will be clearly signposted. These closures may be subject to change, updates will be issued as required. If you have any concerns or issues regarding the works on the M5 please don’t hesitate to contact us, by calling 0300 123 5000. More information about the scheme can be found online at; http://ow.ly/78In30iSm2X

We have over 20 Apprentices working on M5 Oldbury Viaduct, either on Trade or Technical Apprenticeships. Peter, who works for our contractors BMV, is 60 years young. The Express and Star and Shropshire Star covered this recently.

These are our planned closures for next week. All diversions will be clearly signposted. These closures may be subject to change, updates will be issued as required. If you have any concerns or issues regarding the works on the M5 please don’t hesitate to contact us, by calling 0300 123 5000. More information about the scheme can be found online at http://ow.ly/78In30iSm2X