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Dinah's Hollow: Eco surveys begin ahead of road landslip works
Ecological bat surveys are being carried out on a stretch of road affected by landslips as part of an £8m stabilisation C13 at Dinah's Hollow, near Shaftesbury will be shut between 09:00 and 15:00 BST for five days starting on Monday, with drivers diverted via the nearby landslips have completely blocked the road and concrete safety barriers are in place to mitigate any further Council previously said there was a risk of a fatality at Dinah's Hollow unless tree felling and stabilisation works went ahead.
The C13 is a key north-south route for further three-day closures for the same restricted hours are planned in the coming months.A council spokesperson said: "These are to enable ecological surveys to take place in relation to Dinah's Hollow stabilisation project. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
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