Motorists slam 19-mile diverted traffic route - for just 550 yards of roadworks

Part of St Margarets Hill, a roadworthy successful Wimborne Minster, Dorset, volition beryllium closed but it means drivers volition person to spell connected a lengthy detour done the Cranborne Chase National Landscape

Motorists are furious arsenic a 19-mile diversion has been enactment successful spot - due to the fact that of conscionable 550 yards of roadworks.

Part of St Margarets Hill, successful Wimborne Minster, Dorset, volition beryllium closed for 5 days for resurfacing work. In mean circumstances, drivers would beryllium advised to spell done the municipality centre - a abbreviated detour - to caput towards Blandford Forum successful the northwest.

But this won't beryllium imaginable due to the fact that a roadworthy determination is closed owed to indispensable h2o works. It means motorists indispensable usage a important diversion, which takes them done Cranborne Chase National Landscape - a 19-mile route.

Anthony Oliver, Wimborne nonmigratory and erstwhile mayor, said: "It seems wholly brainsick to person the 2 works happening astatine the aforesaid time.
"That volition beryllium a amusive week for america and anyone other trying to question astir Wimborne."

Another driver, Matt Davis, said: "This assembly are genuinely deluded to deliberation that an 19-mile diversion is acceptable ever." A 3rd added: "Well it's mental."

It's thought the diversion volition adhd 30 minutes onto routes done the historical marketplace town. The way volition instrumentality cars and HGVs northbound to Blandford Forum, done the villages of Blandford St Mary, Charlton Marshall, Spetisbury, Sturminster Marshall and onto the A31 earlier arriving backmost successful Wimborne.

One of the entrances to the Victoria Hospital, Wimborne, and the commencement of the roadworthy from Wimborne municipality centre to Queen Elizabeth School are successful the agelong of St Margarets Hill acceptable to close. Work volition commence connected October 28 and is expected to beryllium completed connected November 1.

A spokesperson for Dorset Council, which was controlled by the Tories until the Lib Dems gained powerfulness earlier this year, said: "A locally signed diversion way volition beryllium enactment successful spot to alteration postulation to question astir the closed section."