Eco & Environment, Motoring & Transport, Weymouth | Posted on October 22nd, 2024 | return to news
Emergency sewer repairs planned for Weymouth in November
A road near Weymouth Rail Station will be closed to traffic in November to allow Wessex Water to make emergency repairs to a sewer.
Wessex Water has announced that a major road in Weymouth will be closed to through traffic in early November to allow it to make emergency repairs to a collapsed sewer.
King Street, near Weymouth Rail Station, will be shut to through traffic between the junctions with Queen Street and Crescent Street/Gloucester Mews for five days from Monday 4 November.
The road closure will mean diversions will be in place and will affect local bus routes.
A Wessex Water spokesperson said: “A collapsed sewer within the road means our team need to carry out the emergency repair and we’ll be working extended hours to try and ensure we complete the work as quickly as possible. The road is expected to be reopened by the end of the day on Friday 8 November.
“A signposted diversion, agreed with Dorset Council, will be in place and, as a number of bus routes will also be impacted, we’re also working closely with First Bus to ensure their services are maintained and amended where necessary.
“We have written to local residents and businesses and thank them for their patience while we carry out this work as quickly as possible. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused.”
While the repairs are underway, all journeys for bus routes 1, 3 and X53 will start and finish at Weymouth Rail Station forecourt. For Route 10, certain journeys arriving in Weymouth before 9.30am and after 8pm will be diverted between Radipole and Weymouth. Passengers for intermediate stops will be asked to transfer to a service 2 bus, or a service 10 shuttle bus which will continue along the normal routing.
Passengers travelling to Weymouth Town Centre and onwards along route 1 can remain on the bus which will divert via Weymouth Way to Weymouth Rail Station.
For Route 10A, during afternoons and evenings only, journeys will not serve stops along Preston Road. After serving Chalbury Corner, the bus will divert via Littlemoor Road, Dorchester Road and Weymouth Way to Weymouth Rail Station.
For further information about how bus services will be affected, visit www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset/news-and-service-updates or contact First Bus on 0345 646 0707.
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