Road closures and a speed limit to affect Dorset roads

Temporary road closures and speed limit reductions are being enforced by Dorset Council on several routes in an attempt to ensure safety during upcoming events and scheduled maintenance.

The full public notice is available to view at publicnoticeportal.uk/notice/traffic-and-roads/6a6352d2e81f213a232b19d1?

Temporary road closures and speed limit reductions are being enforced by Dorset Council on several routes this August in an attempt to ensure safety during upcoming events and scheduled maintenance. (Image: NQ)

Wimborne St Giles

Traffic will face a 30mph speed limit on several roads in Wimborne St Giles due to the We Out Here Festival.

The speed reduction takes effect on August 17 on the B3081, the B3078, Creech Hill, and the road from the B3078 and B3081 junction to Edmondsham.

This order will enable We Out Here Limited safe access and egress to We Out Here Festival, and the speed restriction will be in place until August 24.

Lower Blandford St Mary

Church Lane, between the A350 and Home Orchard, will be temporarily closed from August 3.

The closure, spanning approximately 70 metres, is to allow Ford Civil Engineering to fix settled trench reinstatement within the carriageway.

This work is anticipated to be completed by August 14, although the closure order has been made for 18 months.

A locally signed diversion will guide traffic around the closed section.

Lytchett Minster

Randalls Hill in Lytchett Minster will also face a temporary closure from August 17.

The section between Huntick Road and Pit Bottom, spanning approximately 880 metres, will be closed until September 4.

This is to enable Wessex Water Services to install a fire hydrant.

A diversion route will be in place for those affected by this closure.

Witchampton

A temporary 30 mph speed limit will be in place on the B3078 in Witchampton from August 5.

Chevron Traffic Management is overseeing the implementation of this speed restriction, which will be in place until November 30.

The restriction is to ensure safety during hoarding and building repair works.

U-turn ban

A proposed traffic order is looking to introduce a ban on U-turns on Lonsdale Road at its junction with Leigh Road, Wimborne.

Dorset Council is inviting comments on the proposal until August 13.

More information on these orders can be found on the Dorset Council's Roadworks and Events webpage.

Contacts for further enquiries about the specific traffic orders are We Out Here Limited at 0330 120 1831, Ford Civil Engineering at 01202 813816, Wessex Water Services at 03456 004600, and the Avco Group at 01305 818385.

The Dorset Highways Traffic Team can provide additional information on all the above, and can be contacted on 01305 221020.