Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage and maintain vital infrastructure.

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.

November sites

A35 Upton Bypass – drainage works (western end)
2 Nov to 21 Nov
Temporary 30 mph speed limit
Lane closures on bypass & at Baker Arms Roundabout

Boundary Lane, Compton Abbas – 2 Nov to 5 Nov
road closed 9am to 4pm

A354 Blandford Road, Tarrant Hinton – 6 Nov to 10 Nov
road closed weekdays 9am to 4pm

Lee Lane, Bradpole – 9 Nov to 22 Dec
24-hour closure (pedestrians & vehicles)
As part of a flood improvement scheme, Dorset Highways is installing a 30m drainage pipe, headwall and manhole

Julians Road, Wimborne – 12 Nov to 14 Nov (amended dates)
night closure 7pm to 6am

B3146, South Farm to Park Lane War Memorial, Glanvilles Wootton – 13 Nov
Emergency maintenance work
road closed 9am to 4pm

A352 Longburton – 16 Nov to 2 Dec
road closed weekdays 9am to 4pm

Bridport Road, Dorchester – 23 Nov to 27 Nov
road closed 9am to 4pm
This work has been brought forward do be done during the current coronavirus lockdown, as roads will be quieter. On-street parking permit holders in the area can use Top o’ Town Car Park during this time.
To access the hospital car park on Williams Avenue, please use Damers Road.

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.