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In 2025, work is planned to refurbish the signalised junction of Portland Road with Merley Road and Langton Avenue in the Wyke Regis area of Weymouth.
The current signals were installed as a temporary measure to aid construction traffic for the Wessex Water site off Langton Avenue (which opened in 2002).
At the moment, the signals have no provision for pedestrians. As part of the refurbishment, puffin pedestrian crossings will be provided on Merley Road, Langton Avenue and on the north arm of Portland Road, and the signal equipment will be updated to the latest technology.
This refurbishment of the junction will provide safer conditions for pedestrians and help support active travel in the area.
Junction design
To help minimise disruption to journey times while providing controlled crossing points within the new junction, the right-turn lane for southbound traffic turning into Langton Avenue will be removed from the road layout.
To provide clear visibility for the junction and new pedestrian crossings, parking restrictions on Merley Road and on Portland Road southbound lane will be slightly extended. These will be subject to statutory consultation before being implemented.
Merley Road junction improvement - new layout
Construction
Work to install the new layout and equipment will start in February 2025 and last for around 12 weeks.
To help minimise delays to traffic, we propose to close Merley Road between Portland Road and Stoke Road. This will allow the junction to operate on three-way temporary signals rather than four-way temporary signals.
It is not possible to close the Langton Avenue junction access due to Wessex Water needing access to their site.