DRIVERS are being advised to avoid a major Winchester city centre road during a redevelopment.

Part of Stockbridge Road will be closed citybound from Monday for up to 12 weeks to enable the redevelopment of 38-44 Stockbridge Road.

It will be shut between the railway bridge at Cranworth Road and the junction with Andover Road.

City-bound bus services will divert to Romsey Road and Station Hill. Traffic leaving the city via Stockbridge Road will be unaffected.