SLEDMORE Road, Dudley, will be closed to traffic for five days from Monday.

The road will be temporarily closed from outside no 42 Sledmore Road to outside no 26 Sledmore Road, from Monday May 15 until Friday May 19.

Traffic will be diverted via Buffery Road, New Rowley Road, Warrens Hall Road and vice-versa.

Highways chiefs say the restriction has been ordered to enable workers to safely repair a foul sewer.