Brooke Road in Oakham is to reopen fully from Monday 18 November, after being closed for 17 weeks.

The road and level crossing have been closed since 22 July to allow essential highway and utility works as part of the Brooke Road Allotments Development.

The closure was expected to remain in place until the end of November, having been extended due to unavoidable delays encountered by developer Burmor Construction Ltd.

Burmor Construction is now scheduled to complete its highway works and reopen the road to vehicles and pedestrians from 5.00pm on Friday 15 November. Network Rail is due to carry out a scheduled inspection of Brooke Road Level Crossing under closure between 7.30am and 2.30pm on Sunday 17 November. Brooke Road will then reopen in full from Monday 18 November.

Burmor Construction Ltd and Rutland County Council would like to thank Oakham residents and businesses for their considerable patience while Brooke Road has been closed. The closure was needed to support the building of 40 much-needed affordable homes and widen the carriageway between Cricket Lawns and Derwent Drive, to help reduce traffic and congestion in this area.