A main road through Ramsbottom is closed off this morning due to a burst water main.
Bolton Street is currently shut off both ways. It is closed between Smithy Street and Callender Street, according to traffic alert service Inrix.
A stretch of Bolton Road West, where the road merges with Bolton Street, is also closed. United Utilities said repair works were carried out on the burst main overnight.
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Reinstatement works are now underway. Pictures taken at the scene show cones and barriers in place around a section of the road.
A United Utilities spokesperson said: "Our teams have worked through the night on a burst main on Bolton Street in Ramsbottom. The repair has been complete and reinstatement works are currently underway.
"We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
A tweet posted by Bury Council said: "**ROAD CLOSURE - BOLTON ROAD WEST, RAMSBOTTOM** Water burst means the road is closed in both directions from the top of Nuttall Lane to Bolton St / Ramsbottom Lane junction. Diversion via Walmsely Road. United Utilities are on site to begin repair."
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