A STRETCH of Thornton Road is set to shut between its junction with the A644 (Brighouse and Denholme Road) and its junction with the A629 (Halifax Road), due to major repair work on a culvert.

The closure will begin on Monday (September 16) and last for "around two months."

The culvert is four metres below the road surface and drains water from nearby Soil Hill.

It collapsed in July, creating a four-metre-deep sinkhole.

Bradford Council carried out emergency work to stabilise the road and keep it open to traffic, but major work is now needed.

Brighouse Road, which is currently one-way, will be opened to two-way traffic to accommodate a diversion for all Keighley-bound traffic.

Light vehicles travelling towards Halifax will also be able to use this diversion.

Halifax-bound HGVs will be diverted via Queensbury and Boothtown.

Temporary lights will be set up at the junction of Brighouse Road and the A629 Halifax Road.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s executive member for regeneration, planning, and transport, said: "Because of how deep the collapsed culvert is, it will involve major work to repair it, which unfortunately means that the road closure will need to be in place for around two months."

The repair will be funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority's City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.