Motorists could face delays from today as work resumes on the A338 Spur Road.
What's happening?
One southbound lane will be closed from just north of the Blackwater Junction towards the Cooper Dean roundabout.
There will also be a 40mph temporary speed limit in place.
Why?
The works are to extend the slip onto the A338 to improve safety for joining traffic.
The works, due to start on Monday September 3 and take nine months, will see an extra southbound lane created on the section of the A338 between Blackwater junction and the Cooper Dean roundabout.
Background
In September 2016, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership announced plans for the next Bournemouth International Growth (BIG) Programme transport schemes.
Over £20 million of investment is helping fund a series of highway improvements along the A338 and B3073 corridors aimed at facilitating better access into and around Bournemouth Airport as well as unlocking employment land at Aviation Business Park and at Wessex Fields.
Here is the latest on the Wessex Fields proposals
Give us the bigger picture
The works will see the southbound slip lane being extended as a third lane under the B3073 overbridge and over the River Stour Bridge.
The extra lane will continue for approximately 700m to give additional space for traffic to safely merge back into 2 lanes.
To accommodate the extra lane the carriageway will be widened into both the verge and central reserve and the bridge piers on the B3073 overbridge will also be given additional protection.
What does this mean for drivers during the work?
There will be lane closures on the southbound carriageway. The southbound carriageway will be reduced to just one lane from just north of the Blackwater Junction towards the Cooper Dean Roundabout. There will be a temporary 40mph speed limit in place during the works.
The northbound carriageway lane widths will be reduced slightly but 2 lanes will remain.
The scheme will also include improvements to the northbound slip off. Improvements are also planned for the Blackwater West Junction on the B3073.
When will it end?
In nine months. The works on the A338 will continue until next June.
What have officials said about delays?
Well, there will be some and drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys or find an alternative route.
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