A LOWER Gornal road is set to close while it is patched up.

Cinder Road will close on Monday February 1, from 9.30am till 2pm.

The road will be closed between Himley Road and the Southern Boundary of No.1 Cinder Road.

The diversion will be via Himley Road, Coopers Bank Road, Chase Road, Cinder Road, and vice versa.

Dudley Council said: "The purpose of the restriction is to safely facilitate carriageway patching work.

"Access to frontages will be maintained where safe to do so."