The road has been closed with emergency services in attendance.
A COAST road closed in both directions for nearly five and a half hours with the bomb squad in attendance.
Police received reports at 9.04am of "a possible unexploded device" in Market Street, Abbotsbury.
The road has since been closed in both directions with a 100-metre cordon put in place for the safety of the public.
The B3157 is currently clossed between the junctions of Abbotsbury Hill and Rodden Row.
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) had been requested to attend in order to check the item and make it safe.
Heavy traffic was being reported prior to the road re-opened shortly before 2.30pm.
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