GOOD morning. We are here to provide any information on incidents that might crop up throughout the rush hour period this morning on our Black Country and North Worcestershire roads.

So far the roads across the area are pretty quiet, but there has been a crash in Kidderminster which has left the A456 Birmingham Road blocked heading eastbound.

Traffic is building up due to the incident at about 5.30am between a van and car after Hurcott Lane. Police remain on scene and are awaiting recovery of the vehicles. Affecting traffic heading towards Blakedown.

The M5 southbound is busy but moving around J1 A41 / A4252 (West Bromwich) going into the roadworks area, while there’s slow traffic on A441 Birmingham Road in Redditch both ways at Weights Lane.

Traffic is slow on A441 Alvechurch Highway in Redditch both ways between Middlehouse Lane/Millrace Road and Dagnell End Road.

There is also heavy traffic on A491 High Street southbound in Amblecote before A451 Bath Road and St Johns Road, traffic is queuing on Pensnett High Street around High Oak, and there is heavy traffic in Merry Hill around Mount Pleasant.

There is also the usual congestion at the Burnt Tree traffic lights in Dudley and Birchley Island in Oldbury.

There are areas of planned roadworks which are causing delays, they include:

Speed restriction of 30 mph and one lane closed due to major roadworks and contraflow on M5 both ways between J1 (West Bromwich / Birmingham) and J2 (Oldbury). Work on the Oldbury Viaduct means that all traffic is sharing one side of the road as a contraflow.

There are also speed restriction of 20 mph in Pensnett due to roadworks and temporary traffic lights on A4101 High Street at High Oak and there are telecoms work and temporary traffic lights on Clewshaw Lane at Brockhill Lane in Wythall.

Water main work and temporary traffic lights are causing delays in Cutnall Green on A442 Kidderminster Road at The Knoll, while roadworks, temporary traffic lights and roundabout construction on A441 Birmingham Road at Weights Lane in Redditch is also causing delays.

Summervale Road in Hagley is closed both ways due to water main work between A456 Kidderminster Road, Worcester Road, Western Road and Milestone Drive.

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