Gloucestershire County Council highways crews will be resurfacing a stretch of the A46 from Pitchcombe through Painswick village overnight between 6th and 22nd August.

This is the second scheme to repair part of the A46 and follows directly on from the Stroud to Pitchcombe resurfacing works completed in June. The works will use 2000 tonnes of material to cover 14,200 square metres of road resurface - that's nearly enough tarmac to cover the area of the Forest Green Rovers pitch three times.

The A46 and B4073 will be closed to through traffic from 7pm to 7am and a signposted diversion will be in place. The works will take place overnight, excluding weekends, to minimise disruption to residents.

To help limit the noise disturbance to residents and visitors in Painswick village, crews will aim to finish work in the village itself by midnight each evening. However the road will remain closed to through traffic as work will continue to the north and south of the village until 7am.

The diversion route, which is suitable for HGVs, is: From the south extent of the closure continue to the junction with the A4173, at the junction turn right and continue along the road in the Gloucester direction. At the roundabout with the A38 (Finley Road) take the second exit and stay on the A38 until you reach a roundabout leading onto A417. At the roundabout take the second exit onto A417 towards Brockworth. Continue along the A417 and at the junction with the A46 turn right. Diversion is the same in reverse.