A MAJOR A-road through Bolton will be closed overnight next weekend as part of a programme of maintenance works.

St Peters Way will be shut for the fifth time from 10pm on Saturday, October 20, until 7am on Sunday, October 21.

It is the fifth of six closures which were planned earlier in the year to allow space for routine maintenance and cleaning to be completed.

All traffic will be diverted through Farnworth and via Manchester Road.

Signposts will be set up to signal the closures in the days running up to the work.

For more information about this or other roadworks planned by Bolton Council, call the highways department on 01204 336677.