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 8pm to 6am.
We will do our best to keep you updated if our schedule of work changes.
In February we will be repairing sections along the following roads/cycleways:
Preston Beach Road cycleway/footpath, Weymouth
path closed (nature reserve side) as follows:
- 28 Jan to 11 Feb – widening of path from skate park to HRC (section closed until surfaced)
- 3 Feb – resurfacing of path from Lodmoor car park to skate park
- 14 Feb to 17 Feb – surfacing from skate park to Overcombe Corner
Lodmoor Country Park cycle link – 31 Jan to 2 Feb
creating section of paved path at end of Weymouth Bay Ave
Preston Road, Weymouth – 4 Feb to 12 Feb
road closed 8pm to 6am (week nights only)
Weymouth Town Bridge – inspection & maintenance
14 February to 18 February, entire bridge closed 10pm to 8am
28 February to 4 March, road closed 6pm to midnight
B3092 Peacemarsh Road, Gillingham – 21 Feb to 26 Feb
road closed 8pm to 6am
Rodwell Trail – path closed in sections 28 Feb to 7 March
resurfacing of sections along the trail:
- between Abbotsbury Road and Chickerell Road
- between Buxton Road and Dover Road/Dundee Road
Blackmanston Bridge, (Steeple to Kimmeridge road) – 28 Feb to 11 March
bridge closed for permanent repairs (temporary/partial repair was completed in May 2021)
Drainage maintenance
A338 Bournemouth Spur Road
(A31 Ashley Heath to Blackwater Jct)
There will be three nights of mobile works starting on 30 January – with a temporary 40mph speed limit in place – for gully cleaning, road sweeping and some fly tipping clearance. Works will be carried out northbound and soutbound carriageways.
A35 Upton Bypass
(Holes Bay to Baker’s Arms)
From Wednesday 2 February, for two nights, the team will be gully cleaning and road sweeping along the Upton Bypass.
This is not an exhaustive list of all repairs. Dorset Highways’ annual road maintenance programme, includes patching, micro-surfacing, surface dressing, in-situ recycling, road preservation and resurfacing treatments.
All planned road works can be found online.
Using a variety of surface treatments ensures that more of Dorset Council’s roads get repaired with the budget available, compared to using resurfacing alone.
Please use our online form to report highway-related issues/damage. This goes directly to the local community highways officer for assessment.
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Are there any plans to repair and resurface the road between Gussage All Saints and Gussage St Michael where there are numerous potholes. This is a very popular cycling route and is very narrow in places, which makes this road surface very dangerous when a car meets a cyclist.
Thank you
Hi Diane, the best thing is to report this damage using our online form: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/roads-highways-maintenance/report-a-problem-on-the-road-or-pavement the road can then be assessed for appropriate repairs. Thanks