People who rely on the Croydon Underpass to get around should start looking elsewhere.
The road linking linking Wellesley Road and Park Lane will be closed for parts of next week for maintenance work.
The southbound carriageway will be closed between 9pm and 5am from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15.
The northbound carriageway will be closed between 9pm and 5am from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18.
Councillor Stuart King said: “We realise closure of the underpass might be inconvenient for motorists, but the sort of maintenance being undertaken is necessary to prevent possibly longer closures, with greater impact, in the future if the work isn’t done.
“We’re doing our best to minimise the pain by closing only one carriageway at a time, and carrying out the works overnight, meaning normal daytime use won’t be affected.”
Maintenance work will include the cleaning of the tiled walls and inspection work to deal with a rainwater leak.
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