A MAJOR road is to close overnight on Monday.

Engineers from United Utilities will be working at the Kearsley roundabout which joins Bolton Road and the A666.

The work will take place between 6.30pm on Monday and 4am on Tuesday.

Repairs are being made to a disused access chamber for electricity cables, which has been sinking and damaging the surface of the road.

Drivers will not be able to get on to the A666 either side of the roundabout, but diversions will be clearly marked.

United Utilities project engineer Chris Armstrong said: “We recognise this will be inconvenient but it is essential work to protect public safety.”