A busy road near Welshpool will be closed overnight during the next two weeks while Network Rail carries out work in the area.

The A458 at Buttington Level Crossing will be shut from 10pm on Tuesday (October 8). It is then planned to reopen at 6am on Wednesday (October 9).

A traffic diversion route, which is estimated to take around 10 minutes if it was completed in full, will be in place.

The diversion is listed as being via the B4388 before Buttington Church, turning off for the B4381 past Sidoli's and towards the old railway station roundabout, then along the A483 Welshpool Bypass.

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Network Rail will be carrying out testing on its signal and telecoms at Buttington Level Crossing between Welshpool and Trewern.

Next week the road will be closed for five nights by Network Rail for level crossing work which is described as "access for flailing".

According to the latest information about the road closure, night shifts will be in place from 10.10pm to 9.40am on Saturday (October 12); 11.15pm to 8.20am on Sunday (October 13); and 11.15pm to 6.25am on Monday (October 14), Tuesday (October 15) and Wednesday (October 16).