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 |
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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 |
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Phase 2: From 21 April for approximately 1 week |
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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 |
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Phase 4: From 15 June for approximately 4.5 weeks |
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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.