A LISTED landmark in Southampton which was damaged by a lorry will not be repaired for another five months.

A truck collided with the archway at the entrance to Dock Gate 10 on November 14, and it was closed for almost a week.

Port operators ABP say the structure will not undergo full repairs until April so that the work does not clash with the major upgrade of nearby Millbrook roundabout.

In the mean time parts of the stonework have gone into storage, as has the clock at its top.

An ABP spokesperson said: “Following the collision with the portal at Dock Gate 10 we have taken steps to make the gate safe.

“Following the completion of Millbrook roundabout work we will plan a closure of Dock Gate 10 to complete repairs and arrange reinstatement.”

According to Historic England, which preserves and lists historic buildings, the gate was built between 1933 and 1934 by the Southern Railway Company.

The archway, along with its sister structure over the entrance for Dock Gate 8, was erected in the early 1930s.

Following the incident with the lorry small vehicles were directed to Dock Gate 8 with container traffic entering via Dock Gate 20, just off the Millbrook Roundabout.

The £8.3m upgrade of the Millbrook roundabout is currently in it’s second phase.

The third phase will have the most impact on traffic, with the entrance to Dock Gate 20 closed and lorries being diverted into Dock Gate 10 instead.

The roundabout will be reopening for the Christmas break, from December 20 until January 7.

Phase 4, set to begin in March and continue until late April, will see the closure of First Avenue (northbound) up to the roundabout and part of the slip-road onto Redbridge Road up to the junction with Second Avenue.

Williams Shipping, whose lorry was involved in the collision at the gateway, have launched an investigation into the incident, including an interview with the driver.