DRIVERS are advised that the eastbound carriageway of the A689 into Hartlepool will be closed for re-surfacing at the weekend.

Hartlepool Council is carrying out work on a stretch of road between the Greatham/Dalton Back Lane junction and Sappers Corner, with the road closure beginning just after the village of Newton Bewley. The closure will be in force from 8pm tonight until early Sunday morning.

Access will be maintained to Newton Bewley but Hartlepool-bound traffic will be re-routed along Seal Sands Road and Tees Road at the Wolviston roundabout. Diversion signs will be in place.

The Council has apologised for any inconvenience that the resurfacing works cause, which follow a similar resurfacing scheme on the westbound carriageway of the A689 last weekend.