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Traffic management on the A35 Upton Bypass is being altered to help ease congestion. >From Thursday 8 November, cones between the A350 junction with the A35 Upton Bypass and the Upton Park junction will be removed during the morning and evening rush hour traffic. Listening to concerns from residents and the business community, the additional work being undertaken on the bypass is being reprogrammed and accelerated. Tonight, work will jump to the eastern section of the road for surface patching and drainage work and the lane closure will be removed in time for the morning peak traffic. The lane closure will come back into effect after the morning rush hour has finished, with the cones being walked back out from 9am. The lane closure will be removed by 5pm each day. Dorset County Council Cabinet member for transport Peter Finney said: “We’ve listened to people’s frustrations over the last three days and have reviewed the traffic management and programme of works to see how we can ease the situation. “We believe that removing this section of lane closure should alleviate congestion where the A350 joins with the bypass, easing the flow of traffic. “Unfortunately, we are unable to remove the lane closure between the Bakers Arms Roundabout and the A350 junction, but – weather permitting – this work will be completed on Friday 16 November.” >From Saturday 17 November, there will be minimal traffic management left in place while the bridge strengthening work continues, as the additional road maintenance will have been finished.
