LANES on one of the area’s busiest roads will be closed next week while gas main repairs take place.
Engineers from Northern Gas Networks will be carrying out repairs to a section of the A167 between Durham and Chester-le-Street.
Starting at 9am on Tuesday and continuing until Friday, the inside lane of the northbound carriageway and the outside lane of the southbound carriageway will be closed between Pity Me roundabout and Plawsworth roundabout.
Site manager Andy Coates said: “The safety of the public and our engineers is our number one priority and in order for us to carry out the repair as quickly and safely as we can, it’s necessary to close both lanes to traffic.
“We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience customers may experience and thank everyone for their patience”.
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