THE busy Staplers Road in Newport will be operating a one way system in the New Year for Southern Water to carry out maintenance work.

Work is due to start in early January and a one way traffic management system will be put in place, with traffic running towards Newport and being diverted when leaving.

A Southern Water spokesperson said: "All timings of the work and traffic management will be done in close cooperation with local authorities to ensure our work is carried out as quickly and safely as possible while causing the minimum disruption.

"We'll be visiting the local councillors, setting up a drop-in event, distributing information letters and have a dedicated web page to inform our customers and stakeholders in December and we will be carrying out proactive communications across the Island."