Stapehill Road to Longham mini roundabouts

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

Public consultation for sustainable travel plans was undertaken between 10 May to 14 June 2021 and responses are available here.

2021 proposals

The proposals consulted on in the 2021 public consultation included:

• The existing footway on the south side of Ham Lane would be converted to shared use, separated from the carriageway by a verge, between Stapehill Road and the access roundabout into Haskins Garden Centre
• The refuge island at the access roundabout into Haskins Garden Centre would be adjusted, providing an improved crossing point
• A new shared path on the north side of Ham Lane between the access roundabout into Haskins Garden Centre and Longham mini roundabouts
• Opportunities for improvements connecting to Hampreston CoE First School.

View the proposed design plan here.

Public consultation for sustainable travel plans was undertaken in spring 2021 and responses are available here.