A SECTION of a key road is set to be closed for more than a week from Monday (June 26).

Low Lane, in Birstall, between Middlegate and Thorn Street, will be shut for ten days to allow Yorkshire Water to repair a damaged sewer.

To allow for the repair, which will take place 3.5m below ground, to be done safely, the road will remain closed throughout the project.

Advanced warning of the work is in place and there will be a diversion following consultation with the local council highways team.

Bus services will be affected during the work.

Lee Pinder, regional operations manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “Due to the complexity and depth of the excavation required to repair the sewer on Low Lane, Birstall we will be closing Low Lane for ten days.

“We are working closely with the local authority highways team to implement a diversion and will be working hard to complete the work as soon as possible.”

Yorkshire Water’s partner's – Avove - will be carrying out the repairs and will be working hard to complete the work and reopen the road as soon as it is safe to do so.