Rain damaged road to be resurfaced

Extensive road works are due to start this week on a well-used road in Rotherham that has been closed because of severe weather damage.

Published 3rd Jan 2013, 10:36 BST

Updated 10th Jan 2017, 09:24 BST

Long Lane, which links Treeton with West Bawtry Road, has been closed since last Friday.

It follows prolonged periods of rainfall caused surface damage to a 100-metre length of the road.

Highway inspectors from Rotherham Borough Council closed the road on safety grounds.

Rotherham Streetpride is planning to start work on Friday to plane off 600 sq metres of the road before re-surfacing it.

The work is due to be completed on Monday, January 7, and the road is expected to re-open that evening.