A HALESOWEN road will be closed today (Monday) to allow the surface to be patched up.

Illey Lane will close from 9.30am till 3.30pm today (Monday March 2) - the section of the road within the Dudley borough will be closed off.

The diversion route will be Bromsgrove Rd, Grange Hill, Manor Way, Manor Lane, Carters Lane, Woodgate Lane, Wood Lane, Kitwell Lane - Kitwell Lane, Wood Lane, Woodgate Lane, Lapal Lane South, Manor Way, Grange Hill and Bromsgrove Road.