Bournemouth A338 roadworks night closures start

Workers have been on site 24 hours a day, six days a week since September

A stretch of Bournemouth's Spur Road will shut later for the first of five night closures as part of ongoing roadworks.

The A338 will close each night between the A31 Ashley Heath Roundabout and the A3060, Cooper Dean Roundabout from 20:00 to 06:00 GMT.

A 5.5-mile (8km) stretch of the 40-year-old road is being rebuilt as its foundations are crumbling.

The £22m project, which started in September, is due to finish in May.

The works are due to be suspended over the Christmas period.

The second phase, which will see the southbound carriageway rebuilt, will start on 4 January with drivers being advised to allow extra time for their journeys.