WIRRAL drivers will be able to view full details of all roadworks with a single click of a mouse.

The council has signed up for a new online service and by visiting roadworks.org motorists can find out if they are likely to encounter delays due to roadworks on any journey they have planned.

The website tell visitors who is carrying out the works, when it is due to start and finish, the extent of any potential delay and contact details for the company involved.

It will also show any diversion routes to show motorists how to move around potential delays.

Councillor Stuart Whittingham, cabinet member for highways, said: "This represents a massive forward step for the Council in delivering on our promise to develop a transport network and systems that are fit for the future.

"Being part of this system will keep Wirral moving while the council and the various utility companies carry out essential and planned improvements and repairs.

"It will also help the council in co-ordinating works better so that any potential disruption is kept to an absolute minimum.

"The advantages of being able to look on a map and see where roadworks are taking place or are planned are obvious and I think this will prove very popular and useful with residents and an extremely useful tool for the council and our partners."

The system that works behind the roadworks.org website has been developed by a company called Elgin.