{"id":8891,"date":"2019-05-31T07:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T06:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verwoodtoday.co.uk\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2019-05-31T07:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T06:11:45","slug":"average-speed-cameras-now-live-on-the-a338-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/average-speed-cameras-now-live-on-the-a338-bournemouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Average speed cameras now live on the A338 Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new permanent average speed cameras on the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road are now switched on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2em 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none\">\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">The cameras will support a temporary 40mph speed limit on the southbound carriageways of the A338 from Blackwater Junction to the Cooper Dean Roundabout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">The 40mph southbound limit will be in place for the remainder of the works whilst cameras will support a 50mph limit on the northbound carriageway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">Following the completion of the scheme next month, average speed cameras will support the 50mph limit that was previously in place on both sides of the carriageway. The cameras will be managed by Dorset Police.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">Gary Powell, the senior responsible officer for the A338 improvements, said: &#8220;The cameras will help make the Blackwater slip roads easier and safer to use as motorists travel at a consistent speed through the area. They will also help improve the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">&#8220;We would like to remind motorists to follow the speed limit and be mindful that the speed cameras will become operational at the end of the month. These are in place for the safety of our operatives who are working during the day, at night and at weekends to complete the improvements as soon as possible.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">Currently, work on the multi-million pound A338 \/ Blackwater Junction Improvements scheme is running to schedule for completion at the end of June. Until near the end of the scheme, there will be a series of overnight road closures to enable surfacing and barrier installation works to be carried out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">Depending on a variety of factors, such as speed and previous offences, the funds generated by speeding fines will go to one of two locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">In cases dealt with by the Courts and Fixed Penalty Fines (with the addition of points on the driving licence) will be sent to the Central Government Consolidated Fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline\">Alternatively, fees from drivers on the Driving Awareness Scheme after costs will go directly towards improving road traffic safety schemes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new permanent average speed cameras on the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road are now switched on. 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