Dorset County Council’s highway fixers will be treating more of Dorset’s damaged roads thanks to extra funding.
Starting this month, Dorset Highways will have three resurfacing gangs in action repairing 53 sites across the county up to the end of March.
The sites have been identified from inspections by community highway officers, with the site-specific treatments designed by Dorset Highway engineers.
Councillor Daryl Turner, cabinet member for the natural and built environment, said: “Last September, cabinet approved additional money to go into highway maintenance and we’re now seeing that funding in use alongside extra money from the Department for Transport.
“There’s a tremendous amount of work that goes into investigating road damage and designing the right repair to maximise our resources – trying to fix as many defects as we can with the money available.
“The next three months of work will make a significant difference to the condition of our road network and will feed into our other programmes of work, such as surface dressing.”
Due to the large equipment used, the area of road being worked on will be closed. Daytime road closures are 9am to 4pm and night work is usually from 9pm to 6am.
In January the council will be repairing sections along the following roads:
- Pineapple Lane, Salway Ash
daytime work 7 Jan to 11 Jan - Avalanche Road, Portland
daytime work 8 Jan - Portfield Road, Christchurch
daytime work 9 & 10 Jan - Chewton Common Road, Christchurch
daytime work 11 Jan - Victoria Grove to Pymore Bridport
daytime work 14 Jan to 16 Jan - Sidmouth Road, Lyme Regis (Devon boundary to Cobb Road junction)
daytime work 14 Jan to 17 Jan - Dorchester Road, Weymouth (north of Manor Roundabout)
daytime work 14 Jan to 18 Jan - Fulbrooks Lane, Bridport
daytime work 17 Jan - Denhay Lane, Broadoak
daytime work 18 Jan - B3157 Coast Road, Swyre
daytime work 18 Jan to 28 Jan - Belfield Park Ave, Weymouth
daytime work 21 Jan - Chelmsford Street, Weymouth
daytime work 22 Jan - Knightsdale Road, Weymouth
daytime work 23 Jan - Road from Kingston Russell to Roman Road
daytime work 23 Jan to 25 Jan - Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen
daytime work 25 Jan to 28 Jan - A357 Army Bridge, near Lydlinch
daytime work 29 Jan - Hereford Road, Weymouth
daytime work 28 Jan & 29 Jan - Redwood Road, Upton
daytime work 29 Jan & 30 Jan - East Weare Road, Portland
daytime work 31 Jan - Chamberlaynes, Bere Regis
daytime work 31 Jan & 1 Feb
You can check the exact locations and diversion details on the roadworks map. Use the tabs to customise the map to show road closures and diversion routes, as well as for the dates you’re interested in.
Dates can be subject to change due to adverse weather or the need for gritting duties to take priority during cold weather.
Five area-based hand-patching gangs, a NuPhalt Thermal Repair patching team and a velocity patcher gang are continuing to fix smaller potholes and road defects, as they are reported, across the county council area.
Additional drainage work is also taking place, with a dedicated gang funded to investigate known historic issues.
The team will be working across the county, initially targeting the following areas:
- C5, Corfe Mullen
- C2, Castleman Trailway
- B3072, Three Legged Cross
- B3067, Lytchett Minster
- C6, Bere Regis
Most of these flooding issues will be resolved through high pressure jetting of blocked pipes, clearing grips, emptying existing ditches and cutting new ditches.
Larger scale drainage schemes are also being investigated, with the aim of designing schemes during the year, for:
- Thornhill Road, Stalbridge
- Clarendon Close, Gillingham
- Front Street, East Stour
- Knobcrook Road, Wimborne
- Broaden Bridge, Broadoak
An extra gully emptier is also in action across the county to clear more drainage channels on Dorset’s C and D class roads. This will help prevent flooding – ensuring rural communities remain connected during the winter – and will protect roads from water damage.
Five area-based hand-patching gangs, a NuPhalt Thermal Repair patching team and a velocity patcher gang are continuing to fix smaller potholes and road defects, as they are reported, across the county council area.
You can report road issues online at a time convenient to you.
