Public notices and signs say that the A487 through Newport will be closed for roadworks overnight from September 22 until October 1. The closure is happening so that Openreach can lay fibre optic cables in Newport. (Image: Western Telegraph)Newport has already been subject to a road closure earlier this year. In January the A487 was closed for eight weeks for essential maintenance work replacing a drainage structure beneath the road. “What they have said is that the road closures will be for a short a time as possible and will not be when hospitality businesses are open.