A SERIES of roads across Sedgley, Dudley, Gornal and Himley will be closed next week for the Commonwealth Games cycling trials.

The trials are taking place next Thursday (August 4).

The full 23 mile (37 kilometre) circuit for men and 18 mile (29 kilometre) circuit for women will see roads closed across Wolverhampton, Sedgley, Dudley, Gornal, Himley and Penn Common.

Traffic management measures, road closures and parking restrictions will be in place in Dudley borough.

Dudley Council said "the impact of this disruption may be significant."

It said there will be no parking on the route from 6pm on Wednesday August 3 until 6pm on Thursday August 4, with any vehicles towed.

Many roads in the north and the centre of the borough will be closed inside and around the time trial route between 5am and 6pm (roads will re-open at 6pm) on the day of the time trials.

A full list of road closures, roads with changed traffic conditions, and crossing points is available at www.dudley.gov.uk/cgtraffic/

Road closures from 5am to 6pm on Thursday August 4

A459 Wolverhampton Road, High Street (Sedgley)

Dudley Street (A459), High Holborn

Tipton Street, Sedgley Road (A457)

Birmingham New Road, northbound lanes between the A457 and A4037

Priory Road (A4168)

The Broadway (A459)

Selected roads in Dudley Town Centre - Ednam Road, Priory Road, Priory Street, St. James's Road (between Trinity Road and Stone Street), Parsons Street

Burton Road (between Traquain Drive and the A459)

Burton Road, Kent Street, Clarence Street, Dudley Road

Moden Hill

Catholic Lane

Gospel End Street, Gospel End Road, Cotwall End Road

Straits Road

Summit Place

Brick Kiln Road

Himley Road (between Guys Lane and Dudley Road, B4176)

Roads with changed traffic conditions

Sedgley Road West (A457) - Birmingham New Road (A4123)

Access between Sedgley Road (A457) and Birmingham New Road only

No access towards Sedgley via Tipton Road

Wolverhampton Road (A449) - B1476 (Himley)

Access between Wolverhampton Road (A449) and B4176 (towards Wombourne)

No access towards Wolverhampton (A449) or Himley Hall (B4176)

Vehicle crossing points available from 5am to 9.15am and after 3.30pm under police and traffic control.

Wolverhampton Road - The Northway to Dovedale Road

Wolverhampton Road - High Park Crescent to The Walk

Tipton Street - Gate Street / Richmond Road to Turls Street

Tipton Road - Marlborough Road to Brook Street

Sedgley Road - Parkes Hall Road to Park Road

Sedgley Road - Woodsetton Close to Bramford Drive

Sedgley Road - George Street to Vicarage Road West

Priory Road - Limes Road to Woodland Avenue

The Broadway - Limepit Lane to Limepit Lane

Burton Road - Richborough Drive to Old Park Road

Burton Road - Eves Lane to Jews Lane

Moden Hill - The Ridgeway to Vale Street

Gospel End Road - The Northway to Southerndown Road

Cotwall End Road - Brownswall Road to Sandyfields Road

Straits Road - Orchard Grove to Eaton Crescent

Himley Road - High Arcal Road to Himley Road (jct. Brick Kiln Lane)