TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF DINAHS HOLLOW, MELBURY ABBAS
Published: 10 July 2025
DORSET COUNCIL has issued a Notice under Section 14 [2] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding along Dinahs Hollow, Melbury Abbas as indicated by signage on site. The Notice is needed in order to comply with health and safety regulations which require the provision of safe working areas and to minimise the likelihood of danger to highway users.
It will come into operation on 28th July 2025 between 09:00 and 15:00 and remain in force for five days, but it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 1st August 2025.
This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out ecological bat survey and highway maintenance works.A locally signed diversion route will be put in place to enable traffic to travel around the closed section.