A KEY route between Dudley and Sedgley will only be open in one direction this evening (April 4) to allow for maintenance work to replace an unstable manhole cover.

Burton Road will be made one-way northbound, heading towards Sedgley, between Richborough Drive and The Broadway.

The work will take place between 7pm and midnight.

A diversion will be in place towards Dudley via Eve Lane, Parkes Hall Road, Sedgley Road, Birmingham New Road and Priory Road.