Road to close for railway bridge inspection

Damers Road in Dorchester will be closed between its junctions with Williams Avenue and Victoria Road, a distance of around 100m. Network Rail's infrastructure team have requested the closure so that engineers can carry out bridge inspection at Dorchester West Railway Station. The road will be closed from 9pm on Thursday, March 27 to 5am on Friday, March 28.

A massive diversion route has been put in place taking motorists along Williams Avenue, through to Bridport Road down to London Road, Kings Road Icen Way, South Walks Road and the B3144 before reaching the bridge on Damers Road via

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd will publicise the road closure in a number of ways including the placing of information boards on the road in this area to inform the travelling public of the works as well as a letter drop to local residents directly affected by the works.

They will sign the vehicular diversion route using the local road network.