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• Sea monsters, birds, bumps and rocks win votes in Weymouth roundabout competition

  By  Margery_H at 09:08 on 06/09/10

  

  Residents have been casting their votes to choose names for the new Weymouth Relief Road roundabouts. Over 900 votes were submitted online during the two week voting period, which closed at midnight on Monday 23 August. Over 70 names were submitted for consideration by local schoolchildren, the relief road construction team and county council staff. Suggestions were scored by a judging panel against three criteria - relevance,...

• Diversion route for water works in Weymouth

  By  Margery_H at 12:41 on 03/09/10

  

  Residents in the Westham area of Weymouth are being advised of a traffic diversion during work to replace an ageing water main. Wessex Water will be replacing a water main on Abbotsbury Road, starting on Monday 6 September and scheduled to last 16 weeks. Abbotsbury Road will be one-way in an eastbound direction between Cromwell Road and Westham Roundabout. Dorset County Council has approved a temporary traffic order to make...

• Weymouth's Swannery Bridge to be closed

  By  Margery_H at 12:22 on 03/09/10

  

  Drivers in Weymouth town centre will soon be diverted around Swannery Bridge while it is re-waterproofed. Starting on Monday 20 September, Swannery Bridge will be one-way towards the seafront (eastbound) for up to six weeks while Hanson and county council engineers carry out essential maintenance. Traffic, including bus routes, will be able to use the bridge to get into the town centre. Motorists leaving the town centre will be diverted...

• Ride for your life with free motorbike sessions in Weymouth

  By  Margery_H at 13:07 on 23/08/10

  

  Free sessions are being held on local roads across Dorset for motorcyclists to learn skills that could help save their lives. Starting 11 September, the four autumn ‘Ride Safe’ events are geared towards enhancing road-riding skills and provide a chance to ride out on local roads with advanced instructors. Each session begins with a 90-minute presentation designed to help riders become more aware of the risks...

• Boot Hill re-opens to two-way traffic on Weymouth Carnival Day

  By  Margery_H at 14:35 on 12/08/10

  

  Construction work on the Weymouth Transport Package (WTP) is being suspended for one day on Wednesday 18 August, with Boot Hill reopened to two-way traffic on Weymouth Carnival Day . After discussions with Southern Gas Networks Dorset County Council’s highways team has taken the decision to stop work and allow motorists up and down Boot Hill for one day, to minimise disruption to the town’s road network. This means that...

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