County council highways crews will soon begin improvement work on a busy Gloucester junction with partial night-time road closures.

They will be resurfacing the Eastern Avenue junction with Metz Way between 19 and 30 November.

Work to improve traffic lights along the busy route through the city started back in September. The scheme will improve journey time and improve pedestrian and cyclist facilities along the length of the A4302 at Metz Way and Abbeymead Avenue in Gloucester.

The A38 Eastern Avenue and the A4302 Metz Way will have partial closures overnight 8pm - 7am to resurface the Eastern Avenue junction to try to minimise disruption to commuters and residents. The resurfacing work will be done in phases, diversion routes will be in place and where possible access will be maintained.

Work has started at five other sites along Metz Way and Abbeymead Avenue to improve the junction layout and traffic signals and once Eastern Avenue has been resurfaced works will focus on the other sites on Abbeymead Avenue and Metz Way.

The majority of work is being done away from peak travel times to help keep the traffic moving, however temporary traffic lights will still be in place at some sites for safety.

Cllr Vernon Smith, cabinet member for highways, said, "Metz Way in Gloucester helps get thousands of people across the city every day, so improving the traffic flow along the stretch is important. I want to thank everyone for their patience so far while we invest in your highways."

You can keep up with the works progress online at gloucestershire.gov.uk/metzway including the road closures, or follow the county council twitter @GlosCC and @GlosRoads for regular updates.