Six-week road closure for 'emergency' gas works
LDRSSix weeks of delays are expected in a market town as "emergency" gas works are carried out.
The repairs have shut part of Maiden Castle Road in Dorchester - one of the most popular short cuts for motorists heading to and from Dorset County Hospital and County Hall.
The road was previously closed in mid-March in the same section when a gas leak was discovered, which coincided with temporary traffic lights at Maumbury Cross for pedestrian crossing works.
Diversions are in place with access available for Castle Park residents via the western end of Celtic Crescent or Brittania Way.
Both Dorset Council and SGN, the gas provider, have been approached for comment.
The diversion signs have described the works as being an "emergency".
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