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 the A449 Chester Road north in Kidderminster is partially blocked due to a crash near Sion Hill.

Police are directing traffic near the Hare and Hounds pub after two vehicles were involved in a collision. The cars are in the process of being moved out of the road.

There is also heavy traffic in Stourbridge on A491 Hagley Road northbound in Oldswinford before A451 New Road and St Johns Road.

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.

One lane is closed due to roadworks on M5 northbound between J4 A38 (Bromsgrove / Stourbridge) and Frankley Services, while there are speed restriction of 20 mph in Pensnett due to roadworks and temporary traffic lights on A4101 High Street at High Oak.

Temporary traffic lights and roadworks are in place in Stourport on A451 Minster Road both ways near Windermere Way near to Stourport High School.

In Catshill there are temporary traffic lights and electricity work on B4185 Meadow Road at B4091 Stourbridge Road / Westfields, gas main work on Milton Road at Barley Mow Lane and telecoms work on Woodrow Lane at Churchill Road.

There are speed restriction of 40 mph due to roadworks on A38 southbound in Lickey between M5 J4 (Bromsgrove / Stourbridge) and Barley Mow Lane, while there is speed restriction of 30 mph due to roadworks on A38 Stoke Road westbound in Stoke Heath between Sherwood Road and B4094 Worcester Road in Stoke Heath.

Green Street westbound in Kidderminster is closed due to roadworks and water main work from A448 Comberton Hill / A451 The Ringway / Oxford Street to Dixon Street. The one way system past Aldi is closed to assist with improving the water network, including works to future proof the pipes.

Elsewhere in Kidderminster, one lane is closed due to roadworks on A451 The Ringway northbound at A448 Comberton Hill / Oxford Street / Green Street, with roadworks on the Ring Road going down the hill towards the island at the bottom of Station Hill.

In Oldbury there are roadworks and temporary traffic lights on Mallin Street between A457 Oldbury Road / A4031 Spon Lane South and B4169 St Paul's Road / West Park Road, and in Cradley Heath gas main work and temporary traffic lights on Grainger's Lane at Corngreaves Road are causing delays.

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