An M40 bridge connecting villages near Banbury is closed for seven days from today (Monday, December 15) so that repair work can be carried out.

The March Road bridge, leading to Mollington, is closed so that highway crews can carry out replacement of the bridge expansion joints.

All traffic, apart from emergency vehicles and people getting to premises that are only accessible from the closed section of road, is prohibited from crossing the bridge until Monday, December 22.

The work teams will complete the repair work on the bridge between 8pm and 5am each day.

The March Road M40 overbridge near Mollington is closed for seven days to allow for repair work.

placeholder image — The March Road M40 overbridge near Mollington is closed for seven days to allow for repair work.

Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force and suggested diversion routes.

Drivers are being asked to follow an alternative route via Mollington Lane, Village Road, B4100, Lower End, Avon Carrow Lane, Dasset Road, Barn Hill, Southam Road, and vice versa.

The closure starts on Monday, December 15 and will end on Monday, December, 22.

For more information about this public notice, visit:https://publicnoticeportal.uk/notice/traffic-and-roads/693accbe98236b3172fbcc54