Temporary Closure & Traffic Restrictions Of B3163 Whitcombe Road/Hooke Junction, Beaminster

DORSET COUNCIL intend, not less than seven days from the date of this notice to make an Order under Section 14 [1] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited or restricted from proceeding along B3163 Whitcombe Road/Hooke Junction, Beaminster, between its junction with A3066 and its junction with A356, a distance of approximately 3040 metres. The Order is needed in orderto comply with health and safety regulations which require the provision of safe working areas and to minimise the likelihood of danger to highway users. It will come into operation on 25 June 2020 and will remain in force for 18 months and can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport if necessary; however, it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 30 June 2020. The road will be open outside of these times and also over the weekend. Please note that the dates are a window of opportunity and the road may not be closed for the whole duration stated above. The closure is also weatherdependant. Even though the dates above coincide, only one road will be closed at anyone time. This Order will enable Dorset Council to carry out surface dressing works with various forms of traffic management as indicated by signs on site which will include either road closures with local diversions in place or with temporary speed restrictions of 10mph to facilitate convoy working. If you would like further information about the work being undertaken and access arrangements, please call Dorset Highways on 01305228100. For further information concerning this Order, please call the Traffic Team on 01305 221020. Dated: 4 June 2020

JOHN SELLGREN, Executive Director of Place, Dorset Council, South Walks House, Dorchester DT1 1UZ