Background
The Outdoor Sports Centre redevelopment includes a new car park to accommodate increases in people visiting the site.
The proposed entrance to the new car park will be from Dunkirk Road, resulting in an increase in traffic in the Dunkirk Road area. An Active Travel Zone (ATZ) is being developed to help reduce traffic passing through the neighbourhood.
The goal of this project is to improve sustainable travel options to the Outdoor Sports Centre and reduce the impact of the forecast increase in additional traffic.
What is an Active Travel Zone?
ATZs are neighbourhoods that encourage active travel through a range of measures which calm or discourage traffic and help people walking and cycling while at the same time maintaining access for people living there. An ATZ is developed in partnership with residents to ensure their views and opinions are listened to and implemented into the proposals.
An ATZ can consist of a range of measures to create safe routes, local greening, and streets for people to safely move around in.
Summary of works
Tactile crossing installations on Dunkirk Road, including Dunkirk Close, Arnheim Close, Falaise Close and Arnehim Road
Works completed in January 2025.
Lordswood Road pedestrian crossing – a signal controlled pedestrian crossing on Lordswood Road adjacent to the Southampton Cemetery entrance
We are currently consulting on the Lordswood Road Crossing Notice via a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). The consultation closes on Friday 6 March.
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Coxford Road – a crossing improvement across Coxford Road to improve access to the north entrance of the Outdoor Sports Centre
Delivery date TBC.
Dunkirk Road – a 20mph limit, traffic calming and improvements to the Outdoor Sports Centre access point for pedestrians and cyclists
Delivery date TBC. Some parts will need to take place once the main Outdoor Sports Centre construction has finished. A TRO consultation will be required, date TBC.
Dunkirk Road/Lordswood Junction
Proposals to traffic calm this area are still being investigated.