Work to improve safety at junction near Upton Country Park delayed

Work on new safety improvements to a junction near Upton Country Park won't now be starting in January.

Dorset Council say they've run into some issues to do with consent for an electrical connection for new street lighting.

They have issued the following statement:

"We regret that we again need to postpone our junction safety improvement works near Upton Country Park. These were initially rescheduled for January 2025 to enable SGN to complete their work on the gas network at Blandford Road North in Upton.

During our ongoing preparations, we have identified an issue with securing consents for an electrical connection for new street lighting. This means we will not be able to start our junction work in January 2025.

We are working with BCP Council and SSE to resolve the issue so we can start our improvement works as soon as it is safe to do so and will provide an updated start date as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience."

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