Summary
- Where: Chilworth Roundabout
- When: COMPLETE
- What: Widening footways & crossing points, create a cycleway/footway and install cycle direction signage, de-clutter footways and resurface the roundabout.
- Why: Upgrade the roundabout and provide enhanced cycling links which connect Hampshire and Southampton city centre
Project Details
This is essential maintenance work which ensures this key route in and out of the city is fit for the future. The work included resurfacing, changes to the kerbs and updates to the roundabout’s drainage system. The drainage improvements include changing the gradient of the roundabout so that water flows away more effectively to the drains. As part of the work, we also made some changes to benefit bus travel. This includes a new bus shelter and improved kerb alignment to allow buses to pull in closer to the bus stop. We also be extended the raised kerb line to accommodate double door buses.
In addition, we also made improvements to the shared use footway/cycleway between the northern end of Bassett Avenue and Chilworth Road. This connects to the SCN5 Northern Cycle Corridor and the new cycleway delivered by HCC on Hut Hill. The scheme is therefore an important part of our ongoing plans to deliver a safe, coherent route for cyclists travelling between Southampton City Centre and Chandler’s Ford.