By james art 
County Durham drivers will have to avoid five road closures on the National Highways network this weekend.
And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.
The latest list of expected works, with notes from National Highways, shows five closures already in place are expected to continue this weekend.
Here are the closures to avoid this weekend:
• A1(M), from 8pm on 7 October to 6am on 6 November, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, Lumley Thicks, lane closures for survey work.
• A1(M), from 6am 3 October to 6am 16 November, minor delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 60 to junction 61, lane closure for vehicle fencing work.
• A66, from 8pm on 20 October to 6am on 23 November, light delays (under 10 minutes): A66 westbound, Old Spittal to Cumbrian Border, speed limit lane closure to resume weather station.
• A19, 8pm 22 July to 6am 21 December, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, A182 Easington to B1320 Peterlee Interchange, temporary speed limit of 50 mph.
• A19, from 20:00 on 18 September 2023 to 17:30 on 25 February 2025, minor delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, A182 Cold Hesledon Interchange, road closures sails and sails for maintenance activities.
And four more closures will be implemented over the next two weeks:
• A19, from 8pm on 31 October to 6am on 6 November, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound, A179 Sheraton to A181 Wellfield Interchange, lane closures for roadworks.
• A66, 8pm November 1 to 6am November 2, minor delays (under 10 minutes): A66 eastbound and westbound, Side Street Farm, broadband installation road signals.
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• A66, 7pm November 4 to 6am November 14, light delays (under 10 minutes): A66 eastbound and westbound, Bowes to Rokeby Park, diversion route and network work signs outside Los Angeles.
• A167, from 8pm on 4 November to 6am on 5 November, minor delays (under 10 minutes): A1(M) northbound and southbound, junction 59, lane closures for maintenance work.
National Highways are responsible for the maintenance of motorways and main A roads, so the closure of smaller roads will not be included in their timetable.