Concrete repairs to close M54 for eight weekends

National Highways will carry out the repairs between junction two and four

A two-month series of weekend closures for motorway maintenance work is set to begin at the end of February.

National Highways will carry out concrete repairs on the M54 between junctions two and four to ensure smoother and safer journeys for road users.

The work will take place on both sides of the carriageway, although only one side will be closed at a time, with closures running from 20:00 on Fridays until 06:00 on Mondays.

Drivers will be diverted on to the A5 Watling Street, A449 Stafford Road, A41 Newport Road and Castle Farm Way.

The road will also be closed overnight between the junctions on the Thursdays prior to the maintenance to allow traffic management to be put in place.

National Highways project manager Dan Bothwick said: "We have planned full weekend closures to enable us to carry out our work safely and allow the concrete to set to the required strength."

He added that the work had been planned in a way that would reduce the impact on drivers as traffic flows were lower at the weekend and only one direction of the motorway would be closed at a time.

Full list of closures

• Thursday 27 February from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 28 February at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 3 March - M54 eastbound junction four to junction three

• Thursday 6 March from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 7 March at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 10 March - M54 eastbound junction four to junction three

• Thursday 13 March from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 14 March at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 17 March - M54 eastbound junction four to junction two

• Thursday 20 March from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 21 March at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 24 March - M54 eastbound junction three to junction two

• Thursday 27 March from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 28 March at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 31 March - M54 eastbound junction three to junction two

• Thursday 3 April from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 4 April at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 7 April - M54 eastbound junction four to junction two

• Thursday 10 April from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 11 April at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 14 April - M54 westbound junction two to junction three

• Thursday 17 April from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT and Friday 18 April at 20:00 GMT to 05:00 GMT Monday 21 April - M54 westbound junction two to junction three