Excitement is building as the Tour of Britain is just days away - Dorset Council has released a full list of temporary road closures.

This Saturday (10th) will see the Tour of Britain visit Dorset for the first time ever in what promises to be an exciting day of racing.

To facilitate the race from West Bay to Ferndown, a rolling road closure will be enforced along most of the stage route. This means roads on and around the race route will be closed to traffic by Police Escort Vehicles for a brief period (usually around 30 minutes) to allow the race to pass safely. 

A timetable of when the race is passing through can be found here.

To make sure the route is safe for the public and competitors, additional areas have been identified that will be closed slightly longer than the main rolling closure. The locations and timings of these closures are as follows and will be in place on Saturday (10th).

The roads that will be closed in Dorchester

All roads in Dorchester as listed will be closed between 11:30am and 12:45pm (or until the race has passed).

• Maumbury Road at its junction with Herringston Road to its junction with Weymouth Avenue
• B3147 Weymouth Avenue, at its junction with Maumbury Road
• C12 Weymouth Avenue, at its junction with Maumbury Road
• B3147 Maumbury Road from its junction with Weymouth Avenue to its junction with Great Western Cross
• B3144 Damers Road at its junction with Great Western Cross
• B3147, Cornwall Road at its junction with Great Western Cross to its junction with Albert Road
• Albert Road (western section) at its junction with Albert Road
• Cornwall Road (one-way section) from its junction with Albert Road
• B3147 Albert Road from its junction with Cornwall Road to Top O Town Roundabout
• B3150 Bridport Road, at Top O Town Roundabout
• B3147, The Grove, at its junction with Top O Town Roundabout
• B3150, from its junction with Top O Town Roundabout to its junction with the B3143 Kings Road
• B3143, Kings Road from its junction with London Road to its junction with Icen Way
• Lubbecke Way at its junction with B3143 Kings Road
• B3143, Allington Avenue at its junction with Fordington Cross
• Acland Road, at its junction with South Walks Road
• B3144 Weymouth Avenue at its junction with Prince of Wales Road
• Culliford Road North, at its junction with Princes of Wales Road
• B3143 Allington Road, at its junction with B3144 Prince of Wales Road.

Whilst these closures are in place, access to Dorchester will be via A35 Monkeys Jump Roundabout. However, the above closure will restrict access to the town centre.

To find out about road closures in West Bay, Wareham, and Blandford - click here.