To improve safety for all road users, a reduced speed limit of 50mph will be introduced on the B3082 at Badbury Rings.
The decision is a response to serious and fatal injury collisions on this road.
The new speed limit will come into effect on Monday 3 July 2023. It aims to improve safety, including at three junctions which give access to Shapwick, Sturminster Marshall and Badbury Rings.
Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, said: “The Badbury Rings road is important for commuters from Blandford to Wimborne and beyond, but sadly there have been serious and fatal collisions.
“By reducing the speed limit, we aim to make this stretch of road safer for all. Nevertheless, we also urge motorists to drive responsibly and according to the conditions of the road, prioritising the safely of themselves and others.”
Classified as a lower class B road, 60mph is no longer appropriate for this section. A public consultation, where people were able to comment on the proposed speed reduction traffic regulation order, took place in February 2023.
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