Motorists using the A75 are being warned to brace themselves for nearly three weeks’ worth of disruption.
A £795,500 maintenance programme on a stretch of the Eurouroute between Tarff Bridge and Twynholm gets under way on Monday and isn’t due to be completed until April 22.
Amey had intended to use a daytime convoy but abandoned the plans after local businesses, including the Cocoabean Factory, expressed concern that this would hit trade during the school holidays.