Further Closure of Dinahs Hollow

Published: 26 August 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 8th September 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 11th September 2025.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out ecological bat roosts surveys and highway maintenance works.

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