GIVEN how hot it is today, the last thing any motorist wants is to be stuck in jams in their oven-like vehicles.

So, to try to avoid that, why not use our traffic and travel service? A quick look across North Worcestershire and the Black Country has thrown up a number of hots spots including the following:

*A442 Franche Road, Kidderminster. Road works are being carried out at the Broomfield Road junction and temporary traffic lights are in use.

*B4186 Heath Lane, Stourbridge. Temporary traffic lights are in use between the A491 Hagley Road and Love Lane junctions while road works are undertaken.

*B4091 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove. Drainage works have resulted in the closure of the road between A448 Market Street and Victoria Road junctions. A diversion is in place.

*A456 Manor Way westbound, Halesowen. There is congestion and queuing traffic at the Grange Road roundabout.

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.