MOTORISTS using the A64 face possible delays next week as repair works get under way.

On Monday, the A64 westbound exit slip road at the A1079 Grimston Bar Interchange will be shut overnight, between 8pm and 6am.

The closure is taking place to enable the Highways Agency to carry out road marking and surface repair works in safety.

The agency said the works were expected to take place over three nights, and that the road would be shut until they had finished.

A 10mph speed restriction will also be imposed on the A64 westbound carriageway on Monday, from its junction with the access road to the Jinnah restaurant, at Flaxton, eastwards for a distance of 300 metres, between 8pm and 6am.

The measure, which is being introduced to allow the agency to conduct road marking and surface repair works in safety, will be in force at times during the works, which are expected to take place over two nights. When the temporary speed limit is in place, an overtaking ban will also be in force.

Three York streets will also be closed from Monday for about two weeks. Whitby Avenue, Whitby Drive and Caedmon Close, in Heworth, will be closed at various times between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday,.

City of York Council is shutting the roads to enable it to safely carry out essential carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing. Pedestrian access will be available at all times during the work. Access to Hempland Primary School, in Whitby Avenue, will be open until pupils have arrived at school in the morning, and again at the end of school.

A council spokeswoman said: “Traffic delays are expected in the area and drivers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly.

“Motorists are asked to use the roads as little as possible during the works. If vehicular access from adjacent properties is required, motorists must inform the traffic management operatives on site and follow any instructions issued.”

Coun Nigel Ayre, who represents Heworth Without ward, said once the roads had been resurfaced, saw cuts would be placed in them to allow them to expand and contract as temperatures changed. This would reduce the risk of the road surface cracking in the future, he said. Meanwhile, the £9 million upgrade is currently under way at the A64 Hopgrove roundabout junction in York. It is expected to be completed later this year and will help improve safety and reduce congestion.