Roadworks on a major commuter road into Darlington are due to be completed within days.

Work to repair a burst water pipe on the A67 near Morton Park in Darington began in August, but more than a month later, the eastbound road remains closed.

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This work, along with roadworks on the A66 near Darlington which include average speed cameras and a 40mph limit, have caused significant disruption for motorists in recent weeks.

However, Northumbrian Water, the organisation carrying out the work on the A67 - a key route for motorists travelling into Darlington from Middleton St George and Yarm - have confirmed the repairs are expected to be finished by the end of the week.

Once this is done, work will then begin on repairing the road, which is expected to be fully reopened by Monday, October 10.

Northumbrian Water have once again apologised for delays and disruption the work has caused, but said it had been a ‘complex section of pipe replacement due to the location of pipes and cables buried underground’.

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A spokesperson for Northumbrian Water said: “The repair to a large 27-inch main which burst on the A67 near Morton Park in Darlington last month is almost complete.

“This has been a complex section of pipe replacement due to the location of other pipes and cables buried underground, but we expect to have it finished by the end of this week.

“Once this is done, work will then begin on the repair of the road. We expect to have the area cleaned up and the road reopened by Monday October 10.

“While customers’ water supplies have not been affected during this repair, we appreciate that the road closure has caused disruption for motorists, and we’d like to apologise for this and thank our customers for their patience.

“Updates will be provided on our Twitter at @nwater_care.”

Meanwhile, delays on the A66 between Little Burdon and Long Newton are expected to continue until spring 2023 due to maintenance work on the carriageway.

National Highways say the closures are to allow for essential works to renew the safety barriers and street lighting along the stretch of road as they are "nearing the end of their serviceable life".

A National Highways spokesperson said: “We are renewing the safety barrier and street lighting on the A66 between Little Burdon and Long Newton as they are nearing the end of their serviceable life. We also need to carry out drainage repairs near the bridge at Sadberge.

“To do this work safely, we will need to use a combination of full closures or lane closures overnight, Monday to Friday between 8pm-6am. For customer safety, speed restrictions and layby closures will be in place 24hrs-a-day.

“We aim to start the project 12 September 2022 and for it to take approximately six months with work continuing until spring 2023.”

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