Lodge Road is scheduled to close for up to seven weeks from Monday, January 20 to improve cycle and pedestrian facilities, as part of continuing work around The Avenue.
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Work includes upgrading traffic signals, extending the shared cycleway, a new toucan crossing and resurfacing sections of footway.
“During this section of the works, the Lodge Road arm of this junction [with the Avenue/Banister Road] will be closed, however, access from the opposite side will remain open. There will also be lane restrictions coming inbound on The Avenue,” explains Southampton City Council on its Connecting Southampton website, which offers detailed information about the overall scheme.
“The diversion route for this closure [from The Avenue] is south to Charlotte Place Roundabout, take the first exit on to St Mary’s Rd and proceed to Onslow Road and up to Bevois Hill. For further advice on this diversion, please visit this link: .”
Banister Road is due to reopen as the Lodge Road side of the junction closes.
It’s all part of a £1.3m scheme funded by central government, with additional funding from Southampton City Council’s Local Transport Plan, according to the council..
In response to a comment about multiple works affecting the city, the council responded via its @scchighways Twitter account: “Yes we fully appreciate there are a lot of works going on but there are funding constraints that mean if we don't carry out works within time deadlines funding is lost”.
Morning Dave. Lodge Road does not close until next week it's Banister Road that's closed at present. Yes we fully appreciate there are a lot of works going on but there are funding constraints that mean if we don't carry out works within time deadlines funding is lost
— Southampton Travel (@scchighways) January 13, 2020