A section of a major Crewe road is closed to motorists for a total of four weeks - allowing utility repair and maintenance works to take place.

Flag Lane, from the bridge towards Crewe town centre, closed in both directions on Wednesday (January 18) and will reopen on Wednesday (February 15).

Scottish Power is responsible for the road closure - allowing utility repair and maintenance works to take place.

Scottish Power is responsible for the Flag Lane road closure - allowing utility repair and maintenance works to take place (Ryan Parker).

Motorists can travel along Flag Lane from Alton Street and are diverted right at the traffic lights junction with Wistaston Road towards Crewe town centre.

Flag Lane is open past the traffic lights junction for motorists wanting to use Lewis Street, Bridle Road and Flag Lane car park.

The road closure begins from the zebra crossing over Flag Lane bridge.

Flag Lane is open past Wistaston Road traffic lights junction for motorists wanting to use Lewis Street, Bridle Road and Flag Lane car park (Ryan Parker).

Flag Lane is currently dug up past this point for the maintenance works.

Motorists can access Castle Street from the other side of Flag Lane - via Hightown, Richard Moon Street, St Mary's Street and Victoria Street.

Flag Lane is also closed off from Delamere Street before the junction.

Flag Lane is also closed off from Delamere Street before the junction (Ryan Parker).

Pedestrians can still use both sides of the pavement on Flag Lane.

For updates on more major Crewe road closures click on the one.network page HERE.

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