Essex County Council is warning drivers in the Chelmsford area that it will be closing the southbound A1060 Parkway between the Odeon and Army & Navy roundabouts for essential road works.

The work will be carried out between March 9 and 13 when night time carriageway improvements will require a road closure from 7.30pm until 6am the next morning.

Diversions will direct motorists onto sections of Van Diemans Road, Princes Road, London Road, Westway and Waterhouse Lane.

Drivers are being urged to avoid the area, if possible, while the work is carried out.

Councillor Rodney Bass, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, said: “Clearly the Parkway closure will cause a degree of disruption and inconvenience but I hope road users will bear with us until this important work is completed.”