A busy road is to be closed in Newtown for urgent works to investigate and regulate a sink hole.

A section of Park Street will be closed on Friday (November 8).

Powys County Council had previously issued a notice stating that the closure would be in place from 10am to 2pm on Monday (November 11).

The road will be shut between the library and Ysgol Calon y Dderwen entrance on Park Street.

OTHER NEWS:

Motorists will be able to access Park Lane during the road closure.

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

The diversion is listed as being via New Road, then turning left for New Church Street before turning left again for Park Street.