THREE months of work starts on Monday (September 8) to replace a water main underneath a main road.

Wessex Water said the pipe along the A352 Wareham Road needed replacing, as it was 40 years old and prone to bursting.

It runs beneath the middle of the dual carriageway between Owermoigne and Warmwell Cross roundabout and the firm is planning to lay a new pipe alongside the road.

At the start there will be four-way traffic lights at the crossroads in Owermoigne where Gallows Hill meets Kit Lane.

As work moves towards the dual carriageway section, two-way lights will be in place along Wareham Road.