Inglesham Way to Sandy Lane
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 proposals consulted on in the 2021 public consultation included:
- Junction redesign at the Blandford Road/Dawkins Road junction, with wider footways, new traffic lights and controlled crossing points
- A new two-way cycle lane on the eastern side of Blandford Road, between the Symes Road and Dawkins Road junctions
- New wayfinding signage towards Hamworthy train station
- Upgrades to the shared use path between Blandford Road and Symes Road
- Road markings to raise driver awareness of cyclists on the road near the railway bridges on Blandford Road
- New and improved crossing points around Willow Close and Sandy Lane
- Improvements to existing paths through Upton Country Park.
View the proposed design plan here.
A report summarising the results of public consultation undertaken 24 February to 31 March 2021 is available here and the report covering 10 May to 14 June 2021 consultation is available here.
