Main road through Northampton will be closed for next three Sundays

One of the main routes into and out of Northampton town centre will be shut for the next three Sundays.

Northamptonshire Highways are resurfacing a three-quarter mile stretch of the A508 through Kingsthorpe over successive weekends.

The road will be shut between 9am and 4pm with traffic diverted via Welford Road and Brampton Lane.

Residents in the area will be allowed access but need to contact Traffic Management officials first on a number which will be signposted.

A spokesman for Northants Highways spokesman said: "To ensure the health and safety of the workforce and the publicm the works will be carried out under a road closure.

"This will allow us to carry out the works more efficiently and minimise disruption to residents.

"While programming repair works, we consider the imact on all road users and plan our works to minimise disruption. we understand this closure will be inconvenient but works can only be completed safely and efficiently with this in place."

The first phase of resurfacing work takes place this Sunday (November 22) between Holly Lodge Drive and Birch Barn Way.

Work on a second stretch between Brampton Lane and Whitehills Crescent is booked in for November 29 with a final phase scheduled between Birch Barn Way and Whitehills Crescent on December 6.