Notorious town roundabout set for improvements from £4m cash grant

PART of a £4m government grant will be spent on improving the Somerford roundabout, BCP Council has announced.

The cash will be spent on projects around the conurbation, including the local junction which has long come under fire for causing traffic problems around Christchurch.

Council chief executive Graham Farrant pledged at a meeting with town residents last year that it would try to gain government money to find a solution to the heavy build-ups the roundabout contributes to.

Cllr Andy Hadley, cabinet member for transport and infrastructure at BCP Council, said: “The money will be spent on improving the maintenance and appearance of roads in a number of locations that connect residential areas, commercial centres and community facilities to one another.

“It also complements the work we are progressing under our Transforming Travel programme, which seeks to promote sustainable forms of transport through new walking and cycling infrastructure, helping to free up our roads from traffic.”