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Woolston & Itchen Active Travel Zone

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Summary

  • Where: Woolston and Itchen area
  • When: Summer 2021-2023
  • What: An Active Travel Zone
  • Why: To create a better environment for everyone by identifying and making some small changes to the streets and roads that will improve walking and cycling for short journeys.
  • How: Funded as part of a Transforming Cities Fund awarded in March 2020

Active Travel Zones are neighbourhoods that encourage active travel through a range of measures which calm or discourage traffic and instead prioritise people walking, wheeling, and cycling.

Local businesses, schools and people living and working in the area are instrumental to the process of developing an Active Travel Zone. With this in mind, we have been working closely with the community in Woolston, Itchen and surrounding neighbourhoods to develop a range of schemes to shape the area so it is easier to walk and cycle, particularly for local journeys.

You can see an overview of the proposed improvements for Itchen, Central Woolston, and South Woolston in these maps.

Along with the Woolston & Itchen Active Travel Zone, there are two further complementary schemes in the Woolston, Itchen and surrounding area. These are Woolston Travel Hub and a Quietway in Sholing. To find out further information on these schemes please click on the title to navigate to their scheme page.

Latest News

May 2023 - Fort Road Junction Improvements

Pedestrian improvement works at the Fort Road/Porchester Road junction are planned to start from Tuesday 30 May for approximately 3 weeks, with works taking place on site between 7:00am and 5:00pm each weekday (excluding bank holidays) and 7:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays:

Location map Details of working arrangements
From 30 May for approximately 3 weeks
(Click here to enlarge)
  • Prior to the works starting, parking on the carriageway around the works area will be suspended
  • Pedestrian access will be maintained to properties in the vicinity of the works area
  • Fort Road and Porchester Road Junction will be closed to all vehicles
  • Two-way temporary traffic lights on Porchester Road will safely manage traffic around the works area

 

 

Following completion of the works at Fort Road, further works will then take place at the junction of Radstock Road and Manor Road South. These works are anticipated to start in late June and affected residents and businesses will be contacted prior to these works starting.

February 2023 - Obelisk Road and John's Road Improvements

Pedestrian improvement works in Obelisk Road are planned to start from Monday 6 March for approximately 18 weeks. The schedule for these works follows the 4 phases outlined below, with works taking place on site between 7:00am and 5:00pm each weekday (excluding bank holidays) and 7:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays:

Work phase and location map Details of working arrangements

Phase 1: From 6 March for approximately 6 weeks
  • Road closure on Obelisk Road between Victoria Road and Garnock Road junctions.
  • Vehicular access will be maintained for residents/deliveries.
  • Access to John’s Road via Obelisk Road will be unavailable during this phase, therefore the one-way restriction on John’s Road will be temporarily suspended and access/egress will be via Portsmouth Road.
  • Pedestrian access past the works site will be maintained.

Phase 2: From 21 April for approximately 1 week
Map showing the location of phase 2 of the improvement works, taking place between the junction of Obelisk Road and Bedford Avenue up to 115 Obelisk Road
  • Road closure on Obelisk Road between Bedford Avenue and no.117 Obelisk Road.
  • Vehicular access will be maintained for residents/deliveries, however, access to Lyndock Place via Obelisk Road will be unavailable during this phase.
  • Access to The Obelisk car park will be available via Bedford Avenue only.
  • Pedestrian access past the works site will be maintained.
Between Monday 1 May and Monday 8 May no works will be on site and all road closures on Obelisk Road will be removed.

Phase 3: From 9 May for approximately 5.5 weeks
Phase 3 of the proposed improvement works, taking place between the junction of Obelisk Road and Church Road and Obelisk Road and Longmore Avenue
  • Road closure on Obelisk Road between Church Road and Longmore Avenue.
  • Vehicular access will be maintained for residents/deliveries, however, access to Oak Road via Obelisk Road will be unavailable during this phase.
  • Pedestrian access past the works site will be maintained.

Phase 4: From 15 June for approximately 4.5 weeks
Phase 4 of the improvement works, taking place between the junction of Obelisk Road and Longmore Avenue and Obelisk Road and Bedford Avenuee
  • Road closure on Obelisk Road between Longmore Avenue and Bedford Avenue. 
  • Vehicular access will be maintained for residents/deliveries, however, access to West Road via Obelisk Road will be unavailable during this phase.
  • Pedestrian access past the works site will be maintained, along with access to the footway from Obelisk Road into Woolston Infant School grounds.
Please note that this schedule is subject to change during the works.

 

Following completion of the above 4 phases, additional works will then take place in John’s Road in July along with resurfacing of Obelisk Road and provision of zebra crossings during August. Affected residents/businesses will be contacted prior to these works starting.