TRANSPORTATION

Problems and Issues

Introduction

Table 5.1 Two-way Traffic Flows on Major Roads in North Dorset (2001)

Table 5.2 Journey to Work by Mode of Travel (1991 Census)

General Policies and Proposals

The Road Hierarchy

Policy 5.1 Non Strategic Road Network

Policy 5.3 Existing District Distributor Roads

Policy 5.4 Other Rural Routes

Policy 5.5 New Urban Local Distributor Roads

Policy 5.6 Existing Urban Local Distributor Roads

Cyclists

Policy 5.7 Provision for Cyclists

Pedestrians

Policy 5.8 Provision for Pedestrians

People with a Mobility Impediment

Policy 5.9 People with a Mobility Impediment

Traffic Management and Pedestrian Priority

Policy 5.10 Traffic Management and Pedestrian Priority

Policy 5.11 General Traffic Management

Policy 5.12 Traffic Calming

Policy 5.13 Restriction on Heavy Goods Vehicles

Policy 5.14 Environmental Improvements to Highways

Policy 5.15 Bus Services

Policy 5.16 Rail Network

Parking Standards

Policy 5.17 Parking Standards

Policy 5.18 Parking for the Disabled

Servicing

Policy 5.19 Servicing

Development Obligations

Policy 5.20 Development Obligations

Major Highway Schemes & Local Plan Improvement Programme

Introduction

Major Road Schemes

Policy 5.21 Safeguarding of Land

Policy 5.22 The A350 Corridor

Medium / Minor Safety Schemes

Policy 5.23 A357 Durweston Cross

Policy 5.24 B3092 Primrose Hill/Hunger Hill, East Stour

Policy 5.25 A354/C6 Junction north of Winterborne Whitechurch

Policy 5.26 A30/C21 Stour Hill Cross Roads

Policy 5.27 A350 Blandford by-pass/Mildown Road

Policy 5.28 A30/B3092 Cross Road Junction at East Stour

Policy 5.29 A354/C78 junction at Thornicombe

Policy 5.30 B3092 Madjeston Bends

Policy 5.31 B3092 Stour Provost Crossroads

Policy 5.32 A357 Poolestown Bends

Policy 5.33 B3092 Hinton St Mary – Sturminster Newton Footway/Traffic Management measures.

Deleted Road Schemes

Policy 5.34 Deleted Road Schemes

Redundant Railway Routes

Local Plan Highway Programme