MOTORISTS, residents and local businesses in Worcestershire are invited to find out more about improvement work taking place along the M5.

Highways England is hosting drop-in events on Thursday, December 14 and Monday, December 18 to update people about plans to improve journeys for thousands of drivers that use M5 junction 6, with more events planned before work starts.

Visitors to the events will also be able to speak to members of the project team delivering the repair scheme on the Oldbury viaduct.

The scheme at junction 6, getting under way in the new year, will complement other improvement work at junctions 5 and 7 to improve journey times, reduce congestion and support local and strategic economic growth.

Andrew Butterfield, head of service delivery at Highways England said: “This is a period of important investment in the M5 and we appreciate that there has been a significant amount of roadworks in this region over the past few years.

“These drop-in events are an opportunity for people to find out more about what’s happening. We’d also like to thank people for their patience while we make sure this route can serve commuters and other drivers for many years to come.”

As part of the improvement scheme at junction 6, work will take place to increase the capacity of the junction by widening the roundabout, slip roads and all the approaches, as well as add an extra lane and put traffic signals on the A449 approach to help regulate the flow and reduce queues.

The first drop-in event will be held at Sixways Stadium, Warriors Way on Thursday, December 14 from 1pm to 8pm.

That will be followed by a further session on Monday, December 18 at the Chateau Impney Hotel in Droitwich from 1pm to 8pm.