A pothole opened up on the A35 westbound, towards Dorchester, on Monday. After receiving reports of the surface defect, crews from Highways England attempted two fixes of the hole on Monday and Tuesday, both of which were unsuccessful. On Tuesday afternoon, a sink hole opened up, forcing police to close the road between the A354 and B3150. A sink hole opened up on the A35 Yesterday, a geotechnical team from Highways England were out assessing the sink hole to determine what caused it. The road will remain closed while investigations continue and a permanent repair has been carried out. Stephen Potts, service manager for Highways England, said: "We are carrying out geotechnical investigations into the cause of the surface defect on the westbound carriageway section of the Tolpuddle bypass.