Boot Hill re-opens to two-way traffic on Weymouth Carnival Day

Construction

work on the Weymouth Transport Package (WTP) is being suspended for one

day on Wednesday 18 August, with Boot Hill reopened to two-way traffic

on Weymouth Carnival Day .

After discussions with Southern Gas

Networks Dorset County Council’s highways team has taken the decision

to stop work and allow motorists up and down Boot Hill for one day, to

minimise disruption to the town’s road network. This means that between

5pm on 17 August and 6am on 19 August:

•    Boot Hill will be open to two-way traffic

•    Chickerell Road at its junction with Boot Hill

•    Wyke Road will be open to two-way traffic at its junction with Rodwell Road

•    The temporary traffic lights on Rodwell Road will be removed

Hope Square will remain one-way, from Rodwell Avenue.

The

WTP visitor centre in Swannery Car Park will be closed on Wednesday 18

Aug, but will be open again on Thursday 19 August between midday and

2pm.

Matthew Piles, Dorset County Council project manager for the Weymouth Transport Package, said: "Although

Weymouth suffers from congestion in the summer, the town’s road network

will be under the most extreme pressure on Carnival Day. We wanted to

do what we could to alleviate that and provide safety for road users.

"Between

now and 2012 over £100 million will be spent on the transport and road

network in Weymouth and Portland – a huge investment in physical

junction improvements, cycleways, public transport and road

maintenance. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a

transport infrastructure for modern times, and create more travel

choice for local residents.

"Motorists will be glad to hear that

the transport package is on schedule and that we are working hard to

minimise disruption as far as we can. However I would like to remind

drivers that the best way to go from Portland into Weymouth town centre

is along the Lanehouse Rocks Road diversion. Using Hope Square as a

short-cut is counter-productive – causing even longer tailbacks.

"Anyone

can find out more detailed information on our website,

www.dorsetforyou.com/weymouthtransportpackage, which includes a

regularly updated blog where people can also ask questions and make

their views known.’