A burst water main means a road closure is going to be extended into next week.

Emergency repairs are being carried out on a vertical pipe from Rushenden Road to Queenborough, near Thomsett Way.

The work first began at 8pm on August 17, on the one.network website it is predicted the closure will finish at midnight on Monday, September 26.

A spokesman for Southern Water said: "We’re sorry for any disruption this has caused.

"This was emergency repairs to a burst rising main. The repairs have been completed and tankers have been stood down.

"We are currently waiting on the tarmac as the excavation is 80% backfilled, which means it has been partly refilled with the material that was removed during the work.

"We should be away from the site next week."