Temporary traffic lights are in operation on Wimborne Road in Poole at the junction with Fernside Road from January 8th at 7pm till July 2023.
The signals are there whilst the next phase of work on sustainable travel improvements along Wimborne Road takes place, with delays expected at peak times.
The junction of Darby’s Lane with Wimborne Road will be temporarily closed to cyclists during this period too.
The new layout of the New Inn junction will include dedicated space for cyclists linking to/from Darbys Lane, new crossing points for pedestrians and cyclists, traffic signal upgrades, and barriers removed for cyclists accessing Mellstock Road.
BCP Council is also widening pavements and converting them to shared use, providing more space for people cycling and walking around the junction. There will also be no left-turn from Fernside Road into Wimborne Road and the removal of the dedicated turning lane to provide space for the new crossings.
Other improvements include:
- Improving the Serpentine Road roundabout with three new parallel crossings on raised tables, with footways converted to shared use for both pedestrians and cyclists
- Installing new cycle lanes on both sides of Wimborne Road between Heckford Road and New Inn junction, protected from the carriageway by a kerb with raised table priority over adjoining roads. All parking will be removed along the western side of the road between Tatnam Road and New Inn junction to provide the space for the cycle lanes
- Installing a new uncontrolled crossing point with tactile paving and dropped kerbs at St Margaret’s Road. The dedicated right-turn lane on Wimborne Road will be removed, but right-turn movements into St Margaret’s Road will still be possible
- Upgrading the Tatnam Road/Garland Road junction, with raised table parallel crossings over the adjoining roads and toucan crossings installed to the south and north of the junction. The dedicated right-turn lanes on Wimborne Road will be removed, but right-turn movements into Tatnam Road and Garland Road will still be possible
- Installing a new zebra crossing on Garland Road
- Installing a new pedestrian crossing just north of Sherrin Close/Winterbourne Road junction
- Introducing shared space at bus stops, with five stops being slightly relocated
See more details on the plans here.
