Temporary Closure Of Public Footpath 130

Starts: 01/10/2020 Ends: 01/04/2021

Dorset Council has made an Order under Section 14 [1] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended. All pedestrians will be prohibited from proceeding along Footpath 130, from grid reference SY 663 786 (Point A on the map below) to grid reference SY 662 784 (Point B on the map below), a distance of approximately 380 metres.

The Notice is needed in order to comply with health and safety regulations, which require the provision of safe working areas and to minimise the likelihood of danger to highway users. It will come into operation on 1 October 2020 for a period of 26 weeks but it will remain in force for 26 weeks and can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport, if necessary.

This closure is required to allow construction of domestic housing.