Road closures as key roundabout resurfaced

Drivers are being urged to plan ahead as a major Bournemouth roundabout undergoes resurfacing, with a series of road closures planned.

BCP Council said the A3060 Broadway roundabout connecting Castle Lane West and Charminster Road needs to be resurfaced to improve the road surface and make it last longer.

The work, over five days and in two phases, will first see a short stretch of Castle Lane West approaching the roundabout from the west and a section of Broadway Lane resurfaced.

The roundabout will be open to traffic going in or out of B3063 Charminster Road and to or from Cooper Dean roundabout. The work is set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday from 20:00 to 06:00 GMT.

The second phase will see the roundabout resurfaced with a full closure in place from Friday at 20:00 until Monday at 06:00.

The council said it was needed as a specialist hard wearing material was being used that took longer to set than standard road resurfacing.

Signed diversion routes will be in place throughout the closures.

The council said the £300,000 scheme formed part of its annual highways structural maintenance programme paid for through Department for Transport Local Transport Plan.