UPTON Road in Ryde is being temporarily closed for up to three weeks due to emergency repairs to a gas main.

The road will be closed from its junction with Bettesworth Road to its junction with Corbett Road for a distance of 218 metres.

Diversion routes will affect Bettesworth Road and Ashey Road.

Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the road is closed.

The road is shut from January 13 for a maximum period of twenty-one days or until the works are completed.