Bicycle Race: Tour of Britain Stage 7

Wessex

  • Location
    WESTBAY > ABBOTSBURY > WEYMOUTH > DORCHESTER > LULWORTH > WAREHAM
  • Cause
    Tour of Britain Race
  • Responsibility
    Tour of Britain 2022
  • Effective
    10/09/2022 - 10/09/2022

On Saturday September 10th 2022, Dorset will be hosting Stage 7 of the Tour of Britain Bicycle Race.

The official time of the race is from 04:00 onwards, however the race will only affect our services from 04:00 until approximately 13:15.

(Further information about the race can be seen here: AJ Bell Tour of Britain | Stage Seven )

Our main services it will affect, are as follows:

PART 1: COAST ROAD FROM WESTBAY > CHICKERELL CLOSED

X52 11:23 / X53 10:23 – OUTBOUND departures:

Buses will be on divert via Dorchester.

X52 11:28 / X53 10:28 (AX 9:15) - INBOUND departures:

Buses will be on divert via Dorchester.

From 10:30 > 12:00: We are unable to serve any stops between

Weymouth train station & The Crown Inn at Bridport.

Service 8: 11:20 – OUTBOUND & 11:40 INBOUND departures:

Normal route to ‘The Rock’ bus stop.

Then right at the traffic lights on to Abbotsbury Road.

Then left on to Weymouth Way,

then the 2nd exit at Chafey’s Roundabout on to Granby Way.

Then the 1st exit on to Radipole Lane.

Then left at the traffic lights on to Chickerell Road,

then continuing the 11:40 inbound route as normal towards Weymouth.

We are unable to serve any outbound stops between The Rock & Chickerell East Street.

We are unable to serve any inbound stops between Chickerell East Street and Alf’s Fish & Chips.

PART 2:

DORCHESTER RD / LITTLEMOOR RD / COOMBE VALLEY RD CLOSED

Service 2: 11:25 & 11:40 – OUTBOUND & INBOUND

Normal route to Mount Pleasant Park & Ride.

Take the last exit and waiting time in the Park & Ride turning area until the inbound journey.

We are unable to serve any outbound stops between

Mount Pleasant Park & Ride & Canberra Road.

We are unable to serve any inbound stops between

Canberra Road & Manor Road.

Service 10: 11:25 & 11:45 – OUTBOUND

Normal route to Morrisons.

Then taking the 3rd exit at Manor Roundabout

followed by the 1st exit at Veasta Roundabout on to the A354.

Then the 1st exit at Jurassic Roundabout until Monkton Park.

Then the 1st exit at Stadium Roundabout,

then the 4th exit at Monkeys Jump Roundabout,

then the 3rd exit at the next roundabout on to Middle Farm Way

arriving in to Poundbury Mansell Square.

Service 10: 11:08 & 11:28 INBOUND - the same as above but in reverse.

We are unable to serve any outbound stops in Weymouth between:

Manor Road & Elwell Street or

any stops in Dorchester between

Tesco’s & Gloucester Road.

We are unable to serve any inbound stops in Dorchester between:

Gloucester Road & Tesco’s or

any stops in Weymouth between Elwell Street & Manor Road.

Service 4 11:50 OUTBOUND –

Normal route to Chalbury Corner.

Then the 2nd exit at the roundabout on to Preston Road.

Then left into Seven Acres Road.

Then right up Brunel Drive,

then left on to Stanier Road and continuing route as normal

towards Seven Acres.

We are unable to serve Allberry Gardens, Barton Drive or Stanier Road stops.

PART 3:

DORCHESTER CLOSED

Service X51 11:11 OUTBOUND

Normal route to Monkton Park.

Then the 1st exit at Stadium Roundabout,

then the 4th exit at Monkeys Jump Roundabout

then the 3rd exit at the next roundabout on to Middle Farm Way

arriving in to Poundbury Mansell Square.

Then continuing route as normal towards Bridport.

Service X51 10:15 (Axminster) INBOUND - the same as above but in reverse.

We are unable to serve any outbound stops between

Dorchester Tesco’s & Gloucester Road.

We are unable to serve any inbound stops between

Gloucester Road and Dorchester Tesco’s.

PART 4:

POXWELL > WOOL CLOSED

X52 12:05 INBOUND & X54 11:50 OUTBOUND

THIS IS A ROLLING ROAD CLOSURE AND

NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE

CUSTOMERS WILL EXPERIENCE SLIGHT DELAYS TO THEIR JOURNEY

PART 5: WAREHAM > WORGRET CLOSED

X54 11:50 OUTBOUND & 12:20 INBOUND

THIS IS A ROLLING ROAD CLOSURE AND

NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE

CUSTOMERS WILL EXPERIENCE SLIGHT DELAYS TO THEIR JOURNEY

We apologise for any inconvenience caused to your travel arrangements

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