PART of a road near the Designer Outlet Village is to close as new houses are connected to the sewerage system.

Penzance Drive will be closed between Paddington Drive and the car park at the West side of the shopping complex for what it scheduled to be eight weeks, beginning on July 28.

Galtec, a groundworks and civil engineering firm working on behalf of Barrett Homes, will be carrying out the sewerage connection work.

Alternative routes will be via Great Western Way, Wootton Bassett Road, Westcott Place, Park Lane and Rodbourne Road.

Visitors will be able to access the affected car park from Rodbourne Road, where the bus lane will be open to other vehicles while the work is being carried out.