A busy stretch of a Hartlepool road will close this weekend for vital improvements.

A section of Stockton Street, between the roundabout and Victoria Road, will close to traffic from 7pm, today, to 6am, on Monday.

The scheme is part of the work to replace the A689/Park Road/Huckelhoven Way roundabout with traffic lights, to improve safety.

The roundabout junction will also close from 7pm, on Saturday, September 2, to 6am, on Monday, September 4.

The rebuild also includes creating a new left-turn filter lane from Huckelhoven Way on to Stockton Street. The work is due to finish by Tuesday, September 12.