A ROUNDABOUT on the A35 will close for five days next week as part of resurfacing work.

Resurfacing works will close the A35 Poole Hill Roundabout, Bere Regis, from Monday, November 1 to Friday, November 5, according to Dorset Council.

Dorset Highways is carrying out structural repairs as well as applying a new road surface as part of its ongoing maintenance work across the county.

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Due to the treatment being used – where the foundation layers will need to cure – the work includes a 48-hour closure.

The A35 Poole Hill Roundabout and approaches will be closed from 8pm Monday November 1 to 6am Tuesday, November 2, then at 8pm on Tuesday, November 2 to 6am on Wednesday, November 3, and then from November, 3 at 6am for 48 hours until 6am on November, Friday 5.

Diversion routes will be put in place. Drivers travelling from the east or west will be signed to alternatively use the A35, A350 and A31, and drivers from the south will be signed to use the A352 and A351 to join this route.