TEMPORARY traffic lights will be used while a new road is built in York.

City of York Council will begin construction of an access road to the new Ebacorum Way development in Layerthorpe from Monday, February 27.

The work is expected to take up to six weeks, dependent on weather, and will also include connecting water, gas and electricity supplies to the development and replacing the traffic lights, and three-way temporary traffic signals will operate throughout the construction period.

The footway on the development side will be closed with an alternative route being provided for pedestrians.