In case you missed this in the last Council newsletter ---
As part of an annual review, a number of potential major road changes are being proposed. Included are proposals to reverse the traffic flow in Church Hill, reducing the length of the loading bay in Institute Road and making Horsecliff Lane (adjacent
Residents’ car park) into a one-way system.
Of the proposals, the reversing of traffic using Church Hill has been discussed for many years. The benefits have been observed on carnival day when the temporary arrangements allow easy access to the whole of
south Swanage, obviating the need to go through Town. This has huge implications
for those living in this area and those attempting to get to the hospital or to Durlston. In an attempt to free up traffic in the town centre, particularly
emergency vehicles, reducing the length of the loading bay is aimed discouraging
use by private cars in favour of HGV deliveries. The proposals in Horsecliff Lane are necessitated by the large number of drivers disobeying
the “No Entry” sign and entering the Recreation Ground car by ignoring the one-way section of road.
All comments and feedback on these proposals should be directed the Town Council either in writing to the Town Hall or via a Comments link on the council's website: http:www.swanage.gov.uk
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Church Hill is steep, windy, narrow and the junction with the High Street is on a hill with restricted view and directly opposite Arkwrights where cars and lorries are often parked. Wouldn't a more sensible reversal be along Kings Road East? This also would relieve traffic from town centre but would have advantage of a level junction with High Street with better visibility. It would also not compromise frequent emergency vehicles quick access down Church Hill.
Don't forget, if you want your comments considered by the Council, send them there (as well as posting here if you like).
Kings rd east ??????? ohhh you mean the race track that morons r us use at night in their little souped up cars do you realise they can hit 50 or 60 mph by the time they get to the back of the post office yard....... to join the race team all you need is a lobotomy.... and be able to say lots of the F word in a short sentence. On a more serious note the turning into the high st is so very very tight for bigger vechiles... happened on folk festival!
Perhaps reversing the direction of traffic in Kings Road East would alleviate speed racing. The junction with High Street and Kings Road east is artificially restricted by the recently (last few years) altered chicane pavement and parking bay outside what was Pine Bakery. Compare this with large vehicles queuing to join High Street on steepest part of Church Hill.
If Church Hill was reversed, it would be best to make the top the same as Court Hill so uphill traffic has right of way, this would stop the need to pull away at the top and remove the need to queue to join the High Street
Great idea. (Also like Gordon Road). Please make this sensible and long awaited improvement happen. Until at least there is a proper relief road and the whole Town Centre can be pedestrianised.
Where do you think a relief road should go? Demolish rows of Victorian houses, build it across a nature reserve perhaps? Its not going to happen.
you could allways knock down the church on church hill nice roundabout could go in, big grin
could we have a multi story car park in the middle of the roundabout?
could do but then the gestapo ..sorry parking wardens would have to climb stairs god how cheesed of they would be then having to work for their money. their little digicams would be working overtime... saw em book a guy for being 11inches over the line ...!!!!!! cant print the naughty words tehe
The relief road would go from Herston to Durlston I guess? AND make the park and ride at Nordon pretty much compulsary except for locals the disabled etc
Across the Country Park perhaps? Thus destroying a large chunk of the destination the traffic is heading for. Perhaps it can go through the nature reserve. If there is a practical router perhaps someone can post a map with it drawn on.
The Priests Way?
One way - into Swanage.
At Coombe corner instead of following round to the left you'd go straight on up to, um, whatever the farm is up there. Turn left along, um, Belle View? Farm. Turn left alongside Belle View, turn right and come out on the Priest Road, then up to the Vista thingy, park and increase Parish Council income!
Hows that for near impractability?
Pity the motorway service station building proposed for the bottom of the High Street will be so far from the bypass.
What about a stinking great bridge from Herston all the way over rthe top of the town, sweeping around the bay and coming back to earth in the various car parks.
What about banning non local cars from the BH19 area.
If oil is drying up we could turn Wytch Fm into a multi storey car park.
Make 'em all use the train or our excellent public transport, or cycle, or walk.
reversing the flow in church hill would be an absolute nightmare for residents living at the top of church hill. im sure the people that are proposing it dont live here and so didnt witness the appalling noise and petrol fume stench that ensued from just a few cars when it was reversed the last time. this is a conservation area and is relatively quiet and peaceful with not a huge amount of traffic. reversing the flow would turn this road into a major through road. the area at the top of church hill is also a major public car park!! have a look at what happens around here in the evenings, with all manner of idiotic and sometimes quite dangerous manouvers by drivers. church hill would become an extention of the "car park" with further massive destruction to the historic pavement here.
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