Temporary Closure of Devils Staircase, Steeple

DORSET COUNCIL has made an Order under Section 14 [1] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding along Devils Staircase, Steeple between Blackmanston Cottages and Blackmanston Farm (in both directions), a distance of approximately 110 metres. The Order 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 28th February 2022 and will remain in force for 18 months and can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport if necessary; however, it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 11 March 2022.

This Order will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

A locally signed diversion route will be put in place to enable traffic to travel around the closed sections.

If you would like further information about the work being undertaken and access arrangements, please call Dorset Highways on 01305 228100. For further information concerning this Order, please call the Traffic Team on 01305 221020. Dated: 10 February 2022.

JOHN SELLGREN, Executive Director of Place, Dorset Council, South Walks House, Dorchester DT1 1UZ.

Temporary Closure of Public Bridleways 9, Winfrith Newburgh and 5, Coombe Keynes

DORSET COUNCIL has made an Order under Section 14 [1] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended. All pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists will be prohibited from proceeding along Bridleway 9, Winfrith Newburgh and Bridleway 5, Coombe Keynes between grid reference SY 817 848 and grid reference SY 832 848, a distance of approximately 1,515 metres. The Order is needed 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 15 February 2022 and can remain in force for six months. This Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport, if necessary. The Order is required due to the extreme Health and Safety Risk caused by the continued expansion at Newburgh Dairy and adjacent Slurry Lagoon. An alternative route will be signposted around the closure. If you would like further information about the works, please contact JF Cobb and Sons on 01305 852815. For further information about Rights of Way matters, please call Dorset Rights of Way on 01305 224630. Dated: 10 February 2022.

JOHN SELLGREN, Executive Director of Place, Dorset Council, South Walks House, Dorchester DT1 1UZ.