Roads in Winterbourne Abbas will be closed for work in preparation for replacing a water main.

Two roads off the A35 will be affected.

Steepleton Ponds Road will be closed between its junction with the A35 and its junction with the B3159, a distance of approximately 110 metres.

Additionally, the C10 will be closed from its junction with the A35 and its junction with the Roman Road, a distance of approximately 590 metres.

The work is planned to begin on Monday, March 11 and is expected to be finished by Friday, March 15.

The closure has been requested to allow Wessex Water to carry out boreholes and trial pits to determine geology in preparation for work to replace a water main.

For further information about the work being undertaken and access arrangements, call Wessex Water on 0345 600 4600.

To discuss the closure notice, contact Dorset Council on 01305 221020.