AN EMERGENCY road closure has been put in place in Newport today (Thursday).

Nunnery Lane has been closed from its junction with Watergate Road to its junction with Whitcombe Road.

The closure is necessary for the carriageway to be cleared of debris.

The diversion will affect Whitcombe Road, Cedar Hill, Carisbrooke Road, Trafalgar Road, St Johns Place, St Johns Road and Watergate Road.