DOZENS of motorway lights are out of action this week.

The Highways Agency is advising drivers that around 90 lights are out of action on the M62 at Junction 27 (Gildersome).

The lights are not working due to substantial damage to YEDL (Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Limited) equipment.

The lights affected by the damage are on the westbound entry slip road, eastbound exit slip road and central reserve at Junction 27.

The scale of the repairs means that the electricity supply can not be restored until Friday 24 April.

YEDL say they are working to repair the equipment and restore the lighting as soon as possible.