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Rigler Road to Inglesham Way

On this section it has now been confirmed that new wayfinding signage will be introduced in the Eccles Road to Hinchcliffe Road area.

Further funding will need to be secured to enable the rest of the section to go ahead.

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:

  • A new 20mph zone along Blandford Road, between the Tuckers Lane junction and Poole Bridge
  • Improvements to the existing bridleway behind Carter Community School
  • A new shared use path and crossing facilities on Blandford Road near Carter Community School
  • A new signalised junction where Blandford Road meets Coles Avenue/Hinchliffe Road
  • New planting on Woodlands Avenue, near the Beckhampton Road junction, to create a quieter route for people walking and cycling – no access for vehicles beyond this point in either direction as a result
  • Blandford Road/Lake Road junction to be improved with crossing facilities, new shared paths and removal of the right-turn lane on Blandford Road
  • The shared path connecting Blandford Road and Beckhampton Road to be improved
  • Inglesham Way junction improved with new crossing facilities and shared paths
  • Paths around Harkwood Drive improved providing shared space for cycling and walking

View the proposed design plan here.

Consultation

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.

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