The main carriageway of the Weymouth Relief Road (A354) opened on Thursday 17 March 2011.

The new sections of Littlemoor Road (A353) are now open.

The Bincombe Junction is also now open to traffic, linking Dorchester Road to the relief road.

Over the next few months we will be carrying out remedial works and completing fencing and landscaping across the scheme.

Weymouth Mount Pleasant Park and Ride

The new Weymouth Mount Pleasant Park and Ride is open now.  Bus services operate regularly throughout the day to and from both Weymouth and Dorchester town centres.

• Blog

  Stay up to date with the progress of the relief road by following the blog.

• Background information

  Find out the need for the scheme and the its environmental impacts and mitigation measures.

• Weymouth Relief Road archaeological investigations

  Oxford Archaeology undertook the archaeological fieldwork for the Weymouth Relief Road, which included detailed investigation of Ridgeway Hill and Southdown Ridge.

• Geology from the Weymouth Relief Road

  Excavations across the countryside provide geologists with a rare opportunity to study and record the rocks that lie under the ground.

• Part 1 Compensation

  Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 provides a right for qualifying owners of property the right to claim compensation where their properties have depreciated in value due to the use of new road.

• Dorchester Road improvement scheme

  The environmental improvement plans for Dorchester Road have been revised following consultation with local residents at the end of 2010.

• Videos, photos and newsletters

  View the videos, photos and newsletters published during construction.

• Name: Weymouth Relief Road Project Manager
  Email: weymouthreliefroad@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 224394
  Fax: 01305 224498
  Full details for Weymouth Relief Road Project Manager