THREE busy roundabouts on the Blandford Bypass will be closed in succession for surfacing works.

Six nights of work will start on Monday, September 2, with north-south A350 traffic diverted through Blandford town centre from 8pm to 6am. Southbound drivers will be diverted on to White Cliff Mill Hill and northbound drivers will be diverted on to Bournemouth Road at Badger Roundabout.

Cllr Ray Bryan, Dorset Council portfolio holder for highways, travel and environment, said: “It’s unavoidable that there will be some delays and disruption for drivers during these works but, by doing the surfacing overnight, we hope to keep it to a minimum.

“We’ve also tried to keep as much access open as safely possible to help local drivers.”

On September 2 and Thursday, September 5, Sunrise Roundabout will be surfaced overnight. Drivers on the A354 Salisbury Road and B3082 Wimborne Road will be able to access and exit the Blandford Bypass but will need to travel through the town to continue north towards Shaftesbury. The C13 will have restricted access and traffic will be controlled with two-way lights.

On Tuesday 3 and Friday 6 Hilltop Roundabout will be surfaced overnight. The bypass will be closed between the C13 Higher Shaftesbury Road and A354 Salisbury Road. Drivers using A354 Salisbury Road will be controlled using two-way lights and will only be able to travel south using the bypass. Drivers wishing to use the C13 will only be able to access the road from the west.

On Wednesday 4 and Monday 9, Wimborne Roundabout will be surfaced overnight. The bypass will be closed between B3082 Wimborne Road and A354 Salisbury Road. Access onto B3082 Wimborne Road will only be from the south and controlled with two-way temporary lights. Drivers using Salisbury Road will only be able to continue north on the bypass.

On each night there will be no access into or out of the town centre at the roundabout being worked on.