A BUSY roundabout near Bournemouth Airport will be closed overnight this evening from 8pm.

The closure at Hurn Roundabout will be in place to allow SSE engineers to divert a low voltage cable.

No traffic will be allowed through the roundabout from any direction until 6am tomorrow.

The work from the utilities company is part of the wider improvement scheme on the highway,

Due to the complex nature of the overall work required at the roundabout, the project is set to overrun and will take place at the same as work on the A338 near Blackwater.

The scheme aims to alleviate congestion on the route, which draws traffic from the Avon Causeway, Blackwater and Bournemouth Airport.