Vehicles will still be able to turn right out of the Jubilee Retail Park onto Radipole Park Drive.
It appears that the construction of the pedestrian/traffic island on Jubilee Close has caused some people to believe that it will be left turn only.
As you can see from this design drawing, there will be a left turn filter lane and a separate lane for people wishing to turn right or go straight on into the Swannery Car Park.
Myth: Working through the summer is a ‘joke’
The Weymouth Transport Package work has to be finished by July 2011 in time for the Olympic test sailing events and 12 months before the Olympic and Paralympic Games themselves, as restricted by the Olympic Delivery Authority on all highway works.
In order to get the work done, we have to work through the summer this year, and as it is the busiest time for Weymouth we are working on Boot Hill rather than in King Street.
The alternative of working on both corridors at the same time over the winter 2010 and spring 2011 is not feasible.
Myth: It’s just for two weeks in summer 2012
The Weymouth Transport Package is a series of permanent measures to improve the towns biggest transport issues ahead of the 2012 Games.
Without this investment the road network would deteriorate, and Weymouth as a destination for tourism and employment would decay. (more…)
Myth: Roundabouts are better than traffic lights
It’s all a question of capacity and control.
The current roundabouts in the town centre corridors cannot cope with the volume of traffic and frequently cause congestion.
Intelligent traffic signals, which talk to each other, can handle a much larger capacity of traffic and will be able to control the shifting pattern of vehicle movements.
They will also be able to sense buses and prioritise them through the junctions, making buses more reliable.
The only way to increase the capacity of the roundabouts is to increase their size, which is not possible due to the amount of land available.
Likewise, putting signals on the roundabouts would not work due to the current size of the roundabouts.
Myth: Nothing is being done to help Lynch Road
After the first day of the Boot Hill diversion, measures were put in place to prevent drivers from turning right from Lanehouse Rocks Road into Lynch Road. This right-hand turn had largely caused the congestion on Lanehouse Rocks Road.
The measures included:
As with all diversions, it relies on drivers following the advised route and not rat-running on local roads. Drivers cannot be forced onto diversion routes.
The next – more severe step – is to ban the right-hand turn altogether. However, this would have a large impact on residents and businesses on Lynch Road and cannot be taken lightly.
