Drivers are being warned of long delays on the A11 as a series of closures with a 64-mile diversion begin today.

On one of the region's busiest roads, the roadworks will run along the Attleborough bypass between the Quidenham and Besthorpe Parish ​boundaries.

The first closure will begin tonight at 8pm between Thickthorn and Attleborough with it set to reopen at 6am.

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Tomorrow a full closure of the Spooner Row southbound slip road will begin until mid-summer.

This weekend the northbound lane between Attleborough and Thickthorn will be closed from 8pm until 6am which could cause disruption over the bank holiday.

An official 64-mile diversion route will be in place to take drivers from Attleborough into Thetford, Swaffham and Easton before looping back to Wymondham.