Three Ipswich roads will be closed for three days for resurfacing works, it has been announced.

Belstead Road, Stoke Park Drive and Oaklee in south-west Ipswich will close from 9am on Monday, October 28 to 4pm on Wednesday, October 30.

The closures will be in place to allow Suffolk Highways to carry out carriageway patching and dressing. 

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An 8km diversion route will be in place along Ellenbrook Road, Belmont Road, Shepherd Drive, Scrivener Drive, London Road, Ranelagh Road, Willoughby Road and Stoke Park Drive.

Drivers have been warned of delays and advised to avoid the area if possible.

Motorists have been asked to move their vehicles from areas that will highlighted by 'no parking' cones in the build-up to the work commencing.

A spokesman for Suffolk Highways said: "The road will be closed to ensure the safety of highway users and our operatives."

Belstead Road and Stoke Park Drive are lengthy stretches of road in the town, while Oaklee is a residential street.