Yeomans Way roundabout to Cooper Dean roundabout
This section is currently on hold until further funding has been secured, following a national review by the Department for Transport of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) programme.
Rising construction, labour and fuel costs, growing inflation and changes to national design standards for cycling infrastructure mean south east Dorset’s original TCF budget, awarded pre-pandemic in March 2020, is no longer sufficient to build the entire network of cycle, walking and bus improvements planned across the region.
Priority has been given to TCF schemes that link into existing sustainable travel infrastructure, providing an immediate interim level of connectivity and more continuous travel routes.
Click here to read the full announcement
2021 proposals
The proposal consulted on in the 2021 public consultation included:
- Signal upgrades at Yeomans Way roundabout and Woodbury roundabout, providing more priority for buses over the junctions
- A new protected cycle track installed on the north side of Castle Lane West between Woodbury Avenue and Ibbertson Road, connecting to the existing shared path into Cooper Dean roundabout
- A new two-way protected cycle track on the south side of Castle Lane West connecting the service roads
- Three bus stop locations to be upgraded along the route, which could include accessibility improvements, new shelters and real-time information
- Changes to the road layout to provide space for cycle track, with one lane of traffic maintained in each direction
- Improvements made to existing crossing points along the route and more priority for cyclists and pedestrians travelling along Castle Lane West across adjoining roads
- Existing access point closed to vehicles between Castle Lane West and the parallel service road on the southern side, near Cooper Dean roundabout.
Public consultation on the proposals was undertaken in spring 2021 and a report summarising the results is available here.
