Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
To allow this work to take place safely, the area of the road being worked on will be closed. Daytime road closures are 9am to 4pm and night work is usually from 7pm to 6am.
In October we will be repairing sections along the following roads:
Charmouth Road, Lyme Regis – 1 Oct to 3 Oct
night closure 7pm to 6am
West Elworth – 5 Oct
road closed weekdays 9am to 4pm
A37, Stratton – 5 Oct to 9 Oct
temporary lights with contraflow under bridge 9.30am to 3.30pm
various maintenance works on northbound carriageway
Killicks Hill, Portland – 6 October
road closed 9am to 4pm
A350, Compton Abbas to West Mulberry – 7 October
road closed 9am to 4pm
Gigg Lane off Templecombe Lane, Buckhorn Weston – Postponed
road closed 9am to 4pm
Friary Lane, Dorchester – 9 October
road closed 9am to 4pm
A357, Bagber Bridge to Puxey – 9 Oct to 22 Oct
road closed weekdays 9am to 4pm
A30, Babylon Hill – 12 Oct to 9 Nov
Lane closure & speed reduced to 40mph
strengthening of Babylon Hill underpass concrete structure
Newmans Lane, West Moors – 22 & 23 Oct
road closed 9am to 4pm
Clarence Road & Maud Road, Dorchester – 26 Oct to 28 Oct
road closed 9am to 4pm
A352 Horsecastle Lane, Sherborne – 29 Oct to 31 Oct
night closure 7pm to 6am
Our partners at Hanson Contracting are also continuing work to resurface our worst damaged residential roads.
We will do our best to keep you updated if our schedule of work changes. The latest information on all planned road works can be found online.
Additional safety measures
Additional safety measures are being taken to ensure the health and safety of workers in these unprecedented times. We are also working closely with other highway authorities across the south west and with industry bodies to share knowledge of new ways of working.
- single person vehicle movements both to and from site
- maintaining current social distancing requirements at all times
- daily toolbox talks to share the latest safe working guidance and COVID-19 updates
- daily health screening involving temperature checks and general well-being
- no high-risk workers on site
- revised working practices to reduce the number of staff on site while still maintaining health and safety standards when working on the highway
- changes to site welfare, including additional toilet facilities and hygiene provision
Please be mindful of how you speak to our workforce, they are working within the Government’s guidance for construction activity – that it should continue where it fits with both the current Public Health England requirements and in accordance with industry safety guidance
I read the list of road repairs each time wondering if Elphinstone Road in Highcliffe will be mentioned. Again No.
It must be one of the most patched roads in Dorset – patches on patches. Today I noticed a number (at least 3 area) of worn patches revealing the rubble beneath – more patching of patches?
If I had time I’d walk the short length of the road and try to count all the patches – it needs a proper repair not more patching.
Hi Maureen, this area is covered by BCP Council. You can report road issues to them online: https://www.christchurch.gov.uk/roads-highways-maintenance/roads-highways-and-maintenance.aspx
On thursday morning around 09.30 I was driving towards Lidl on the A31 from Ashley Heath. There is a lay by where I saw a highway maintenance vehicle parked and the driver got out to meet another chap who just arrived on the scene. The driver of the first vehicle threw what was either a coffee cup or bag into the bushes at the side of the lay by as I passed by. These workmen represent the council and should not be fly tipping their rubbish onto the green belt in this manner. Someone should have a word with them about it.
Hi Dee, sorry to hear this, it is not the standard we expect from our workforce. There are many vehicles that carry highway maintenance markings, if you are able to get a registration we can check our fleet log and offer words of advice to the driver if it is one of our vehicles.
Will the A350 work be postponed as the A350 is being used this week as a diversion for the C13 which has been closed for works?
I was hoping to see the resurfacing of the lower part of The Cliff in Bryanston on the list as this would complete the work done last year. Are you able to tell me when the work will be done please?