WITH the weather getting warmer, the last thing you want is to be trapped in your hot cars, stuck in traffic.

So, with that in mind, why not use our traffic and travel service to help you map out smoother and less stressful journeys.

A quick look across North Worcestershire and the Black Country has thrown up the following congestion hot spots:

*A448 Bromsgrove Highway. This is closed in both directions between the A38 junction in Bromsgrove and the B4096 junction in Redditch because of fallen power cables.

*A456 Stourport Road, Bewdley. One lane is closed between the B4195 Stourport Road and B4190 Kidderminster Road junctions because of grass cutting.

*A4036 Merry Hill, Brierley Hill. Road works have resulted in a road closure between the A4100 Mount Pleasant and The Boulevard junctions.

To find out what’s happening on the roads where you are, visit our page here. You can tailor the search to suit your journeys.