"Severe" delays are expected after Thames Water closes a road in Brent for three weeks to fix a collapsed sewer.

A section of Killburn Lane, from the junction of Harrow Road to the junction of Regent Street, will be shut from Monday July 31 to Friday August 18 to allow Thames Water to carry out works.

Traffic during that period will be diverted north bound via Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale, Carlton Vale and Kilburn Lane.

South bound traffic will be diverted by Banister, Kilburn Lane, Carlton Vale, Carlton Hill, Abbey Road, Hall Road, Sutherland Avenue, Harrow Road.

A spokesman from Brent council said: "The impact to the road network is expected to be severe, especially in peak times.

"The diversion route will be clearly signed for the duration of this scheme."

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