We have been allocated £1.89 million from the third round of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Safer Roads Fund to reduce the risk and severity of collisions along the A35, Christchurch Road, between Iford Roundabout and St Paul’s Roundabout in Bournemouth.
As well as improving road safety along the A35, we have combined resources with the Towns Fund (Better Boscombe) to extend the area of proposals to include Ashley Road, Boscombe. These proposals also focus on improving accessibility for pedestrians and disabled people, with the aim of making the area more inviting and safer for everyone.
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Proposals include:
- additional crossing facilities for pedestrians and people who cycle with footpath widening at St. Swithun’s roundabout and a new contraflow along St Swithun’s Road South
- new pedestrian signalised crossing on Ashley Road, north of Christchurch Road roundabout
- reconfiguration of the northern arm traffic islands and new hatch and lane markings on Christchurch Road and Palmerston Road roundabouts
- several junction enhancements to further reduce the risk and severity of collisions and improve pedestrian accessibility
- extension of existing 20mph zones in Boscombe to include additional residential roads and sections of the A35 and Ashley Road
- a new zebra crossing on Christchurch Road for pedestrians and school children
- cycle wands to be added to the existing cycle lanes along Christchurch Road between Heathcote Road and Portman Road
These proposals are the outcomes of an extensive consultation that ran from 22 March 2024 to 23 April 2024.
This consultation included drop-in events and a survey about the proposals. Face-to-face surveys were also conducted within the proposed area. You can find full details about the consultation on the Have your say website.
Next steps
We are currently proceeding with the formal advertisement and legal notices (Traffic Regulation Order) of the proposals.
Construction timeline:
- toucan crossing on west arm of St Swithun’s roundabout - completed
- March 2025: cycle contraflow along St Swithun’s service road
- December 2024 to May 2025: junction/side road entry treatments along Christchurch Road at locations shown on the map between Southbourne Road and Derby Road
- spring 2025: zebra crossing on Christchurch Road between Clarence Park Road and Spurgeon Road
- spring/summer 2025: side road entry treatments along Ashley Road between at locations shown on the map between Gladstone Road and Tower Road
- spring/summer 2025: footway widening along eastern side of Ashley Road between Gladstone Road and Shelley Road
- spring/summer 2025: puffin crossing on Ashley Road, north of Gladstone Road
- spring/summer 2025: a reduction to the existing speed limit, from 30mph to 20mph, as shown on the map
- spring/summer 2025: cycle wands along existing cycle lanes on Christchurch Road between Heathcote Road and Portman Road, works include extending the existing loading bay on Christchurch Road outside property 693 and adding a new loading and disabled parking bay on Heathcote Road
Dates and timelines are subject to change based on the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process. During this process the proposed changes are reviewed and feedback from the public and other stakeholders is considered.
The final content and schedule of the proposed works may change depending on the feedback received and the subsequent approvals. Full details of the adverts and TROs will be available on the Have your say website.