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Burst water main blocks Tour of Britain route

News imageRichard Daniel/BBC A red sign that reads road closed sits in front of orange barriers and behind orange cones. Machinery can be seen in the background working on a burst water main. Richard Daniel/BBC
The Tour of Britain Men race has had to be re-routed due to a burst water main in a village

A burst water main has blocked part of a major cycling race route.

The Lloyd's Tour of Britain Men starts in Woodbridge in Suffolk for the opening stage on Tuesday, setting off from Station Road at 11:00 BST.

The race goes through the village of Butley, however a water main burst on The Street on Monday, just weeks after it happened before.

East Suffolk Council has liaised with organisers to find an alternative route down Mill Lane in the village - and road sweepers have been clearing gravel and mud.

News imageRichard Daniel/BBC A highways worker wearing an orange high vis uniform rakes mud from a road to clear it. A HGV lorry is parked in the distance. Richard Daniel/BBC
Workers are clearing a new route for the cycle race to pass through
News imageRichard Daniel/BBC A section of a single track road is blocked by purple barriers and a digger can be seen parked behind it. Richard Daniel/BBC
Anglian Water is repairing the burst water main in the village of Butley

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