Updated: road closure news

8:24am Tuesday 10th July 2012 in News

THE A35 at Winterbourne Abbas is still shut due to flooding from the recent deluge of rain.

The A3066 Beaminster tunnel also remains closed, a Dorset Police spokesman said.

Local authority emergency planning departments are working to evacuate residents from flooded homes as required.

Temporary traffic lights remain in place on the A37 by the Charminster junction causing significant tailbacks in both directions.

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IDONTKNOWIFITISTRRUE says...
9:12am Tue 10 Jul 12

Charmister - new place in Dorset?

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thetiger says...
11:27am Tue 10 Jul 12

Must be like the other new place on the coast road, 'Portis Ham'. Or at least thats what Wessex FM calls it.

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hellojohn says...
5:13pm Tue 10 Jul 12

I've driven through a number of 'road closed' signs over the past 2 days, and have found empty, unflooded roads. Portesham, Winterbourne Abbas, and the A35 between there and Dorchester to name but a few. I know services are stretched by the exceptional weather conditions, but why are so many routes 'closed' unnecessarily?

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IDONTKNOWIFITISTRRUE says...
5:18pm Tue 10 Jul 12

hellojohn
I expect that they are leaving the signs so that they don't have to put them out the next time we have a downpour (:o))

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hellojohn says...
5:24pm Tue 10 Jul 12

IDONTKNOWIFITISTRRUE wrote:
hellojohn I expect that they are leaving the signs so that they don't have to put them out the next time we have a downpour (:o))
Good point.........looks like there's more to come!

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Desk24 says...
10:40pm Wed 11 Jul 12

Travel on Thursday seems a bit dangerous with rain forecast.

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