Next stage of Ferndown transformation to begin

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Work on the next section of sustainable travel improvements on Wimborne Road East in Ferndown to start on 24 April 2023.

The next phase of work on the sustainable travel improvements along Wimborne Road East in Ferndown will be starting on 24 April, between West Moors Road and Stanfield Road.

Construction of the cycle, walking and bus improvements, which will link into the recently completed sustainable travel route that runs from Trickett’s Cross Roundabout to West Moors Road, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. It forms part of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) programme of sustainable travel routes linking Ferndown and Wimborne with Poole town centre.

To minimise traffic disruption the work will be broken down into four sections supported by a rolling temporary lane closure and diversion on Wimborne Road East (eastbound) between Martins Drive and Stanfield Road.  Local residents and businesses in the area are asked to allow extra time for their journeys.

Councillor Ray Bryan, Dorset Council’s portfolio holder for Highways, Travel and Environment said:

“A big motivation for our Transforming Cities Fund programme work is to provide safe routes for cycling and walking, particularly for school children, to encourage everyone to get into the habit of using active travel where possible, benefiting their health and the environment.  We’re really pleased with the progress we’re making on this major green travel route along Wimborne Road. With access to the three Ferndown schools off this section of Wimborne Road East, these cycle, walking and bus improvements are a particularly important part of our local active travel infrastructure.”

Sustainable travel work completed to date along Wimborne Road West and East in Ferndown runs from Trickett’s Cross Roundabout to West Moors Road and from Cobham Road to Canford Bottom Roundabout.  This includes the recent, largely complete, work at the Wimborne Road East / Cobham Road junction, at the entrance to Ferndown Industrial Estate.

More information about the work is available here.

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