GOOD evening and, as you look to escape the confines of your work stations, the last thing you want is to be stuck in traffic.

So, to avoid this, why not use our traffic and travel page to help you plan your journeys home.

A quick look around the Black Country and North Worcestershire has thrown up the following hotspots:

*A449 Prestwood, Stourbridge. An accident between two vehicles has blocked the road and traffic is queuing up in both directions near the Lawnswood junction.

*B4190 Load Street, Bewdley. Road is closed in both directions between Severn Side South and the Park Lane junctions.

*A456 Kidderminster Road, Hagley. Road works are being carried out and temporary traffic lights are in operation at the Middlefield Lane junction.

*Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove. Roadworks have resulted in the closure of the southbound carriageway between the Birmingham Road and Upland Road junctions.

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