Rigler Road to Hinchliffe Road and Blandford Close
Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the improvements along Eccles Road to Hinchcliffe Road have already been delivered to create a quiet route away from the road that enhances links between the surrounding residential areas and schools. Improvements include upgrading the existing bridleway behind Cornerstone Academy with a tarmacked surface and improved drainage. Phase three of the improvements were carried out in summer 2023, which connected the path to Hinchcliffe Road.
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A new, fully tarmacked, shared use path has been constructed from Rigler Road through the proposed Holes Bay regeneration site. It runs from a new entrance west of Eccles Road, around the Hamworthy Football Club and Recreation Ground, to Blandford Close.
- New solar powered low level lighting has been installed along the length of this new route
- Cycle lane ‘separators’ (flexible poles) have been installed along the existing on-road cycle lanes on both sides of Rigler Road from the Eccles Road junction to Twin Sails bridge to protect cyclists from road traffic
- The entrance to the new shared use path on Rigler Road has been widened at the existing refuge island to make crossing into the new path, safer.
Phase two – Hinchliffe Road and Blandford Close: largely completed autumn 2022
- The existing bridleway behind Cornerstone Academy linking to Hinchliffe Road has been upgraded with a tarmacked surface and improved drainage
- Improvements to junctions on the route
- The final part of the improvements were carried out in summer 2023, which connected the path to Hinchcliffe Road.
Consultation
Plans for these improvements were informed by responses gathered during public engagement late 2020, and formal consultation which ran from 24 February to 31 March this year.
Reports summarising the results are available via the links below:
