Motorists are being warned of a series of road closures across Northampton, with the first taking effect on Friday, September 4.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has published a number of temporary traffic orders covering roads across the town during September for carriageway, drainage and telecoms works.

From September 4, Hunter Street will be closed between Colwyn Road and Clare Street, Gray Street between Shakespeare Road and Hunter Street, and Burns Street between Shakespeare Road and Hunter Street.

Each road is expected to be restricted for one day while gully works and carriageway repairs are carried out.

Bostock Avenue is also due to close between Adnitt Road and Wellingborough Road for gully repairs, with the restriction expected to last one day.

Further closures begin from Monday (September 7), when Eastern Avenue North is due to close between Holdenby Road and West Ridge for carriageway repairs. The restriction is expected to last two days.

Montague Crescent will then be closed from Hawksmoor Way to Roxeby Walk from Wednesday (September 9) for telecom ducting works. That restriction is expected to remain in place until September 14.

Also on September 9, Station Road, Little Houghton and The Causeway, Northampton will be restricted from Station Road, Brafield to the entrance to Costa/Subway.

The one-day closure is required for gully works and carriageway repairs, with motorists directed via Billing Road, the A428, A45 and Crow Lane.

Blackthorn Road is due to close between Greatmeadow Road and Thornfield on September 10 for carriageway repairs. The restriction is expected to last one day, with a diversion via Cherry Lodge Road, Wellingborough Road and Great Billing Way.

Two further Northampton closures are planned later in the month.

Danefield Road will be closed between Birchfield Road East and Broadway East on September 18 for carriageway repairs. The work is expected to take one day, with traffic diverted via Broadway East, Lindsay Avenue and Birchfield Road East.

Cartwright Road will also be restricted from Kingsthorpe Road for 50 metres on September 18 for carriageway repairs. The one-day diversion will use Kingsthorpe Road, Knightley Road and Currie Road.

Finally, Talavera Way is due to close between Round Spinney and Redhouse Road on September 21 for one day of carriageway repairs.

Its diversion will use the A5123, A5095, A508, Boughton Green Road and Redhouse Road.

This public notice was published in the Chronicle & Echo and the Public Notice Portal.