Motorists warned of delays ahead of road closure

Leicester Road underneath the bridge will be closed while repairs are carried out

Drivers and bus passengers are being warned of delays due to a planned two-week closure of a main road in Leicestershire while flood prevention work takes place.

Repairs under Blaby bridge on Leicester Road between Blaby and Glen Parva will see the bridge closed from Monday until 28 February.

Leicestershire County Council said the work would involve replacing gullies and associated work under the bridge that will require a full closure of Leicester Road in the area, with diversions to be put in place.

Sue Jordan, county councillor for Blaby and Glen Parva, said the project was "important work" that the authority hoped would be completed as soon as possible.

"This work was planned in October and will start on half-term week to cause minimum disruption," she told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

"The engineers are trying to get it finished in the first week and are 99% sure they will."

Pedestrian access will be in place throughout the two-week closure but Arriva will be unable to provide a bus service to Glen Parva during the first week.

Arriva confirmed its buses will divert from Leicester Road via Soar Valley Way, St Johns, Enderby Road and Blaby Bypass.