A35 summer closures

July 1 to July 18 – Axminster to Bridport

The A35 between Axminster and Bridport will be shut overnight on week nights for up to 18 nights, from 8pm until 6am. The work is part of the National Highway maintenance programme. Drivers will be diverted along signed alternative routes during these hours, while the road is due to be open as usual in the daytime.

July 19 to August 8 – Bridport to Dorchester

This section will see around three weeks of overnight closures,

again between 8pm and 6am each weeknight. A35 from its junctions with the A3052 (Charmouth roundabout) and B3162 (Miles Cross). The work is part of the National Highway maintenance programme. Drivers will be diverted along signed alternative routes during these hours, while the road is due to be open as usual in the daytime.

August 10 to August 15 – Dorchester bypass

The Dorchester bypass will then be closed overnight for six week nights between 8pm and 6am. The work is part of the National Highway maintenance programme. Drivers will be diverted along signed alternative routes during these hours, while the road is due to be open as usual in the daytime.

August 13 to 14 August – Miles Cross/Bridport

For two nights from 9pm until 5am the A35 will be closed at the Miles Cross junction as the installation of a temporary Barrier and narrower lanes. This is part of the construction of a new roundabout at the junction.

August 17 to September 5 – Stinsford to Bere Regis

The A35 between Stinsford and Bere Regis will face the longest run of overnight closures, from Monday 17 August to Saturday 5 September 2026, again between 8pm and 6am on weeknights.

The work is part of the National Highway maintenance programme.

Drivers will be diverted along signed alternative routes during these hours, while the road is due to be open as usual in the daytime.

August 23 – Miles Cross/Bridport

From 10pm until 11.30pm the A35 will be closed from Miles Cross to the Crown Roundabout to allow for the Torch Light Procession.

August 28 to August 29 – Miles Cross

For two nights from 9pm until 5am the A35 will be closed at the Miles Cross junction as the installation of a temporary Barrier and narrower lanes. This is part of the construction of a new roundabout at the junction.