A busy route into Norwich will be closed for a fortnight while engineers carry out electrical works in the area. 

White Horse Lane, in Trowse, was shut to traffic earlier this month and will not reopen until April 14. 

The road is a popular cut-through for motorists driving in and out of the city from the Stoke Road and for larger vehicles avoiding the low bridge at the bottom of Long John Hill.

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It is also a popular spot for Norwich City fans to park on match days at Carrow Road. 

Eastern Daily Press: The road is a popular cut-through for motorists driving in and out of the city The road is a popular cut-through for motorists driving in and out of the city (Image: Google Street View)

The road has been closed while UK Power Networks, which has a plant on White Horse Lane, carries out work on underground cables. 

Emergency access will be maintained during the closure but other traffic has been diverted via Martineau Lane, towards Long John Hill, onto Stoke Road.

Eastern Daily Press: White Horse Lane was shut to traffic earlier in the week and will not reopen until April 14White Horse Lane was shut to traffic earlier in the week and will not reopen until April 14 (Image: Newsquest)

A few days after the road is due to reopen, further restrictions will be in place through Trowse.

Resurfacing works in Whitlingham Lane at the junction with the Street starts on April 22 and is due to take three days to complete.

A three-way traffic lights system will be in place. 

The Norfolk County Council work will cost over £34,000. 

Eastern Daily Press: Three days of works on Whitlingham Lane in Trowse-Newton will start on April 22Three days of works on Whitlingham Lane in Trowse-Newton will start on April 22 (Image: Google Street View)

The electricity cable work is among other UK Power Networks projects in the area which will have an impact on motorists. 

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Nearby Barrett Road will see a lane closure between April 17 and April 19.

Other road works are being carried on Cooper Lane until April 10. 

The day that project is due to finish, adjoining Sandy Lane will close for six hours to allow the railway bridge to be inspected.