MOTORISTS are being warned that overnight road closures will be in place on part of Leicester’s busy inner ring road next week.
Leicester City Council will be closing Burleys Way Flyover for up to five nights while essential maintenance work is carried out, and damaged bridge parapets – the safety barriers on the edge of the flyover – are replaced.
The full closure is due to be in place overnight from 8pm for five consecutive nights from Monday 3 March. The flyover will reopen to traffic from 6am on each day to help minimise disruption.
A short, well-signposted diversion will be in place via Burleys Way and St Matthews Way during the works.
The works – which will also include clearing drainage channels, minor carriageway repairs and refreshing road markings – will cost £24,000 and are being funded from the city council’s annual highways maintenance budget.
A Leicester City Council spokesperson said: “These overnight closures are required while essential maintenance and repair work is carried out to Burleys Way Flyover. The work will be carried over five nights to help minimise disruption to traffic on this busy route.”