Emergency rail repairs have forced a series of village roads to be closed this morning.

Workers are currently on site in Cassington and Yarnton to carry out unscheduled rail bridge works.

Road closures are currently in place in the area, according to traffic reports at 7:30am this morning (Monday, February 13).

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The area between Burleigh Road and Yarnton Road, Cassington, and between Rutten Lane and Cassington Road, Yarnton, is shut in both directions.

The authorities have not yet confirmed how long the closure will be in place for, as the same road closures were also in place over the weekend.

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