IT'S the start of the week and the last thing you would want is to be stuck in queues in North Worcestershire and the Black Country.

Our traffic and travel blog provides the latest traffic news to help you avoid rush hour hot spots this Monday evening.

Looking around our region, there are a few incidents to report. These include:

Very slow traffic on the M42 in both directions between J3, A435 (Portway) and J7, M6 Coleshill.

Motorists can expect slow traffic on A449 Wolverhampton Road in Kidderminster at the Sion Hill junction, in the roadworks area.

Slow traffic is on the A449 Chester Road North in Kidderminster between the A451 Stourbridge Road junction and the Hurcott Road junction. In the roadworks area.

There is also traffic congestion on the A4123 Wolverhampton Road eastbound in Oldbury before Birchley Island.

Motorist should expect heavy traffic on A461 Dudley Port in Dudley Port at the A457 Sedgley Road East traffic lights junction.

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