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Road closure is in place for up to seven days at Ashby junction to 'repair a gas escape'

By Ashby Nub News Reporter   14th Jan 2025

Photo: Fletcher934 | Dreamstime.com
Photo: Fletcher934 | Dreamstime.com

An emergency road closure has been put in place at a busy Ashby junction.

Leicestershire County Council Highways has agreed to a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order at Upper Packington Road where it joins Leicester Road.

The closure was set up on Monday and could last for up to seven days.

The junction of Upper Packington Road and Leicester Road in Ashby. Photo: Instantstreetview.com

Highways says it has been put in place for public safety to allow Cadent Gas to trace and repair a gas escape.

The proposed alternative diversion route will be signed on-site.

During the closures, alternative routes available to all traffic can be viewed HERE.

     

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