DRIVERS are being reminded that part of the Weymouth Relief Road will be closed tonight, and for four nights after that.
The closure is to allow work to be carried out to preserve the road surface.
The A354 will be closed tonight from 9pm to 6am between Monkton Park and the Jurassic Roundabout. It will also be closed at the same times and in the same place on Monday, April 8.
Diversions will be in place.
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On Tuesday, the road will be closed from Monkton Park to Manor Roundabout from 9pm to 6pm.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the road will be closed from the Jurassic Roundabout to the Manor Roundabout.
Workers will apply an asphalt treatment to prevent water ingress and surface deterioration.
The ‘Finaphalt’ will be sprayed on to the road to preserve its surface.
The £300,000 works will include replacing all the road studs and cats-eyes, as well as re-installing the white lines, and be finished by 6am on Friday 12 April. Dorset Waste Partnership will also be making use of the road closure to carry out a litter pick.
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