A ROAD near a busy Taunton supermarket is set to be closed for five evenings.

Castle Street will be closed from January, Monday 20, for five evenings.

The closures will be in place from 6.30pm until 11.30pm each night.

Somerset County Council intends to carry out works to resurface the road while the closure is in place.

The road closure runs from the Wellington Road junction, to the Tangier carpark junction, with the entrance to Tesco included within the closed area.

But Somerset County Council has confirmed it will be maintaining access to Tesco from Tangier. 

Councillor John Woodman, Somerset County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “Anyone who drives in this area will be familiar with the poor road condition here and this scheme is very welcome.

"It’s a tricky location to work on so I’m pleased we’ve been able to work with nearby stores to keep access routes open and minimise disruption as much as possible.”

For a final shift on Monday, January 27 (6.30pm to 11.30pm), there will be a one-way system in place on Wellington Road to allow works to take place on the junction.

During this time, traffic will be prevented from travelling into town along Wellington Road and diverted via Silk Mills instead. Outbound traffic will be unaffected.