MORE than a dozen road closures will affect motorists in Basingstoke over the next two weeks.

Drivers in and around Basingstoke and Deane will have 13 National Highways road closures to watch out for.

And three of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A34, from 8pm August 9 to 6am September 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 southbound to A303 westbound, link road and lane closures for barrier work

And a further 10 closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A34, from 8pm September 9 to 6am September 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A34 both directions Tot Hill, slip road and lane closures for inspection work

• M3, from 9.30pm September 10 to 6am September 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M3 both directions, junction 6, slip road and lane closures for drainage work, diversion via National Highways network

• A303, from 9pm September 11 to 6am September 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A303 westbound, Micheldever, slip road and lane closures for maintenance work

• A34, from 8pm September 12 to 6am September 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A34 northbound, Litchfield, slip road and lane closures for maintenance work

• A303, from 8pm September 13 to 6am September 14, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M3 northbound, junction 7, slip road and lane closures for drainage work

• A303, from 8pm September 18 to 6am September 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A303 westbound, Micheldever, Lane closures for inspection work

• M3, from 8pm September 18 to 6am September 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 southbound, junction 5 to junction 6, Lane closures for resurfacing work

• M3, from 8pm September 20 to 6am September 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 northbound, junction 6, Lane closure for maintenance works

• A303, from 10pm September 21 to 5am September 22, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A34 both directions Bullington Cross to Wash Common, carriageway closure for National Grid works

• A303, from 8pm September 23 to 6am October 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A34 both directions Bullington to M3, junction 9 and A303 both directions Bullington to Micheldever, mobile lane closures for litter clearance

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.