Decision details

To make and seal the Traffic Orders and implement the restrictions which are outlined in Appendix 1 of this report.

The decision will enable the implementation of new bus lane restrictions that are required to complete the Ringwood Road section of the Transforming Cities Fund route “Poole Town Centre to Ferndown and Wimborne”.

Representations made following the advertisement of the Traffic Orders have been considered and the benefits of the decision proposed remain and are set out in this decision record more fully.

In taking this decision regard has been had to the council’s duty under section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

No significant negative impacts have been identified in relation to the restrictions to be implemented including to matters such as access to premises, amenities and the use of Ringwood Road by public service vehicles.

It is considered that the Traffic Order proposals will help secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic (including pedestrians).