STATION Drive in Dudley will be closed for seven months while work to bring the Midland Metro to Dudley is underway.

The entirety of the road, off Castle Hill, will be closed to traffic from Friday April 1 to Sunday October 30 while work on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension is carried out.

No alternative route for traffic is possible, highways chiefs have said.

The temporary closure order has been issued to enable the works to take place safely.