A BROKEN-down vehicle has been causing long delays on the A35 Upton Bypass this morning.

A lane closure was put in place while the vehicle was recovered on the westbound carriageway.

A witness reported long queues in the area with traffic back to the junction for Aldi.

Bournemouth Echo:

The lane has now been reopened.

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Dorset Police said: “We received a report at 8.17am of a broken-down vehicle on the A35 Upton bypass.

“A lane closure was put in place as the vehicle was recovered and the road was cleared at around 9.20am.”

The eastbound carriageway is currently closed due to ice between the Bakers Arms Roundabout to Blandford Road North.