A ROAD in Bewdley is now closed for around three weeks ahead of flood defence works this summer. 

A section of Stourport Road at Beale's Corner is shut whilst a new electricity cable is installed by Western Power Distribution. 

Two-way traffic lights have been installed on the adjacent Kidderminster Road. 

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Work will be starting in the summer to install new flood defences on the Beale's Corner side of the River Severn.