A MAJOR road in the district has been reopened after Yorkshire Water carried out essential work to replace a collapsed sewer.

One lane of the road in Apperley Lane, Rawdon, was closed to traffic while workers replaces a large sewer that collapsed in 2015.

The works cost £250,000 to replace a 250 metre stretch of pipe under Apperley Lane from the junction with Micklefield Lane to the roundabout in Rawdon.

There will still be some works taking place in the coming weeks and traffic lights may be needed at times, while local homes are connected to the sewer.

Jonathan LeMoine, from Yorkshire Water, said: “We appreciate the lane closure caused traffic disruption for locals and people passing through the area but replacing this part of the sewer network is vital to stop further issues in the future.

“We’re happy to have completed the section needing the lane closure mostly during the school summer holidays as we knew this would cause the least disruption when traffic tends to be lighter.

“We hope people will be patient as we continue to work as fast as we can to complete this essential project.”

The work is part of £3.8 billion of investment by Yorkshire Water between 2015 and 2020.