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.

December sites

Lee Lane, Bradpole (continuing) – 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.

Stalbridge Lane, Sturminster Newton – 2 Dec to 4 Dec
road closed 9am to 4pm

Broad Street, Lyme Regis – 4 Dec
road closed overnight 7pm to 6am

Portesham Hill, Portesham – 7 Dec to 10 Dec
road closed 9am to 4pm

Commercial Road, Weymouth – 7 Dec to 11 Dec
road closed weeknights 7pm to 6am
resurfacing from Lower St Alban Street to bus depot

Bovington Lane to Tout Hill C80, Bere Regis – 11 Dec to 18 Dec
road closed 9am to 4pm

Our surfacing works will close down during the Christmas holidays and will return on 6 January. Our partner Hanson pause quarry activity and construction during this time to complete essential maintenance and safety training. Meanwhile our Dorset Highways operatives will continue on other programmes of work and gritting duties, as necessary.

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.