As the "offline" section of Kier's new road construction for the A417 continues this month, National Highways has announced a two-week stint of overnight closures on the existing road.

A spokesman told Punchline-Gloucester.com: "We'll be closing the A417 overnight from the Air Balloon roundabout to the A46 Brockworth junction, starting from Monday April 8 for two full weeks.

"Closures will be weeknights and weekends and will allow us to carry out earth removal at several locations, lay new surfacing and paint road markings."

Closures will be in place between 9pm and 6am until April 22, including weekends.

With the agreement of Gloucestershire County Council, a diversion route has been set up via the A46, A40, A435 to A436.

A spokesman added that the National Star College and Crickley Hill Country Park will remain open for business as usual.