STRETCHES of Bournemouth’s Wessex Way will be closed for the next two nights.

The road will be partially closed from County Gates to Cooper Dean between 8.30pm and 4am.

This evening, all lanes will be closed between County Gates and St Pauls with the northbound carriageway closed between St Pauls and Springbourne.

Then tomorrow night, the road will be closed northbound from Springbourne to St Pauls with the southbound carriageway closed from Cooper Dean to St Pauls.

The closures are to allow grass cutting and litter picking to take place and there will be diversions for motorists.

A BCP Council spokesperson said: “We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.”