Dorset Road Fix 2022 – surface dressing from 11 July
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
Surface dressing prolongs the life of roads by providing a waterproof seal, while also improving skid resistance. It forms a vital part of Dorset Highways’ annual road maintenance programme, alongside patching, micro-surfacing, in-situ recycling, road preservation and resurfacing.
This year, around 446,000m² of road will be restored with surface dressing as part of £16m of highway maintenance activity in the council area.
The work is carried out under a road closure, with on-street parking suspended to allow the work to take place.
This week (starting 11 July)
Surface dressing is being carried out between Winfrith Newburgh and Durdle Door with a road closure in place from 5am to 5pm each weekday. Please access Durdle Door from the east (West Lulworth).
Time permitting, when the above work has finished, our crew will move back into the Ferndown area at the end of the week:
Whincroft Drive, Ferndown
Woodside Road, Ferndown
Greenwood Avenue, Ferndown
Monkton Close, Ferndown
Week starting 18 July
Victoria Gardens, Ferndown
Penrose Road, Ferndown
St.Marys Road, Ferndown
Larch Way, Ferndown
Willow Way, Ferndown
Robins Wood Drive, Ferndown
Beaufoys Avenue, Ferndown
Queens Road, Ferndown
Prunus Drive, Ferndown
Laburnum Close, Ferndown
Aldridge Road, Ferndown
Lone Pine Way, Ferndown
Dane Drive, Ferndown
Lone Pine Drive, Ferndown
Winnards Close, West Parley
This rolling programme of surface dressing work started on 25 April and will last around three months.
It is a quick process, with bitumen binder sprayed onto the road to seal it against water damage and stone chippings spread onto this to restore grip, with these compacted down with a roller.
Drivers can travel on the road as soon as the work is finished, with slow moving vehicles helping to further embed the stone chippings.
A sweeper travels along the road within 48 hours to clear any immediate surplus stone, with line markings reinstated shortly afterwards.
Surface dressing relies on the evaporation of water from the bitumen binder (glue) for it to set, so can only be carried out in dry weather.
As the work is highly weather dependent, residents are being asked to look out for yellow advance warning signs in their area which will provide the most accurate information.
Working times will be between the hours of 5am and 6pm. Work cannot take place at night due to the necessary evaporation process and will not be carried out over the weekend or on Bank Holidays.