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Live travel updates

Our live travel updates show:

  • unexpected disruption, congestion and incidents on roads and public transport
  • planned maintenance works on public transport
  • other travel alerts and warnings when reported
You can report a travel problem that's not shown in our live travel updates.

View our roadworks map for planned roadworks.
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Severe
    Road cleared and traffic returned to normal, obstruction removed on A35 The Plain both ways near Cuckoo Lane (Troy Town turn off).

    Location: Dorchester, Dorset
    Last update: 29/08/2025 21:01:03
    Cleared Updated
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Severe
    Lyde Road both ways partially blocked due to emergency repairs from Rosebery Avenue to Howard Road.

    Location: Yeovil, Somerset
    Last update: 29/08/2025 20:51:33
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Lane closed due to emergency repairs and gas main work on A349 Waterloo Road Northbound from the Tesco Supermarket to Hatch Pond Road.

    Until 0:00 on 4th September.

    Location: Oakdale, Dorset
    Last update: 28/08/2025 16:22:06
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Temporary traffic lights due to emergency repairs and gas main work on B3162 East Street both ways at King Street.

    Until 0:00 on 4th September.

    Location: Bridport, Dorset
    Last update: 28/08/2025 16:58:26
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Temporary traffic lights due to emergency repairs and gas main work on B3369 Sandbanks Road both ways near Tennyson Road.

    Until 0:00 on 4th September.

    Location: Poole, Dorset
    Last update: 28/08/2025 16:53:26
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Carters Lane both ways closed due to emergency repairs and roadworks between North Road (North Chideock) and Star Lane (Morcombelake).

    Until 11th May 2026.

    Location: North Chideock, Dorset
    Last update: 15/04/2025 08:49:23
  • Closures and Lane Restrictions
    Moderate
    Temporary gross weight limit of 7.5 tonnes on Frome Lane both ways from A356 Dorchester Road to Back Lane.

    Until 19th December 2025.

    Location: Maiden Newton, Dorset
    Last update: 19/12/2024 16:52:48
  • Incidents and Hazards
    Moderate
    Worbarrow Gardens both ways closed due to emergency repairs and gas main work from Rossmore Road to Kimmeridge Avenue.

    Until 0:00 on 12th September.

    Location: Branksome, Dorset
    Last update: 26/08/2025 19:51:57
  • Severe
    Reduced service on South Western Railway between Exeter St Davids and Salisbury due to speed restrictions between Axminster and Gillingham (Dorset).

    One train every 2 hours will run between Exeter and London. Services will take up to 1 hour longer than usual.

    Location: South Western Railway, Devon
    Last update: 29/08/2025 06:07:21
  • Severe
    Reduced service on South Western Railway between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier due to staff shortage.

    Location: Hampshire
    Last update: 29/08/2025 20:22:10

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