Benellen Avenue to Glenferness Avenue
Work on new walking, wheeling and cycling improvements in the Glenferness Avenue area around Leven Avenue, Benellen Avenue and Branksome Wood Road is planned to start in summer 2024.
It forms part of a sustainable travel route between Bournemouth town centre and Ferndown. It will link into the sustainable travel improvements currently underway to the north of Glenferness Avenue between Talbot Roundabout and the railway line and to the south of Glenferness Avenue into the new walking and cycling facilities through Upper Gardens.
What’s planned
- Widened shared walking and cycling paths on Queens Road
- A new toucan crossing at the junction of Glenferness Avenue and Leven Avenue and stepped cycle lanes between Leven Avenue and Rothesay Road
- A new parallel crossing on Branksome Wood Road near the junction with Queens Road/Leven Avenue
- A new raised parallel crossing on Queens Road linking to the Bournemouth Gardens cycleway on the south side of the gardens
- A new raised zebra crossing on the north side of the gardens
- A new raised parallel crossing on Prince of Wales Road linking to the Bournemouth Gardens cycleway on the south side of the gardens
- Changes to the road layout at the junction of Branksome Wood Road and Queens Road to provide dedicated space for people walking and cycling. Southbound access for vehicles will be maintained along Queens Road
- The introduction of a 20mph speed limit zone along Leven Avenue, Walsford Road, Benellen Avenue, Benellen Road, Benellen Gardens, and Leven Close
- Raised junction at Leven Avenue/Benellen Avenue/Walsford Road to slow traffic and provide more space for pedestrians
- Raised junction at Benellen Avenue/Benellen Road to slow traffic and discourage rat running
- Two speed humps on Leven Avenue
- Raised humps at Leven Avenue and Benellen Garden’s junctions with Branksome Wood Road
- Raised humps at Benellen Road, Walsford Road and Leven Avenue’s junctions with Glenferness Avenue
Public consultation
The original public consultation on this route took place in spring 2021. View the original design here. A report summarising the results of consultation has been published here in addition to our responses to issues raised here.
The original proposals included removing vehicle access between Glenferness Avenue and Branksome Wood Road. Having listened to public feedback and reviewed the results of updated traffic and cycle count data collected in the area, BCP Council decided not to progress with the closure. The designs have been amended to keep the road open, but to increase safety and improve the area for pedestrians and cyclists by encouraging lower vehicle speeds and discouraging through traffic.
Public consultation on these new proposals was undertaken from 29 March to 6 May 2022. Nearly two thirds of respondents (63%) agreed with the proposed changes. 78% of respondents that live in the Benellen Avenue area agreed with the proposals. The Traffic Road Order for the introduction of a 20mph speed limit zone along Leven Avenue, Walsford Road, Benellen Avenue, Benellen Road, Benellen Gardens, and Leven Close was approved in February 2023.
A report summarising our responses to issues raised in the second consultation is here in addition to our responses to issues raised report here.
