PLANNED works will be set out on the A40 Gibraltar Tunnels in Monmouth later this month.

The works which will begin to replace the existing tunnel lighting and are scheduled to begin on October 28 and run until February 24 2027, with a two- week break over Christmas and New Year.

There will be a 30mph speed limit which will be in place throughout the works, operating under a contraflow system 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The scheduled works will be be ongoing until December.

From October 28 there will be an overnight closure of both northbound and southbound carriageways to install the southbound contraflow. From October 29 to December 17 the Southbound carriageway will be closed with traffic running under a contraflow arrangement. On December 17 an overnight closure of both carriageways to remove the southbound contraflow.

In Christmas and New Year the follow works will be taking place: January 4 overnight closure of both carriageways to install the northbound contraflow. On January 5 to February 23 the Northbound carriageway will be closed with traffic running under a contraflow arrangement. On February 23 there will be an overnight closure of both carriageways to remove the northbound contraflow.

These dates are provisional and could change. But if this is a route you regularly take ensure to allow extra time for journeys.