This could be interesting – hopefully an experiment with single track style passing places – an effort to slow traffic and preserve verges.
Please note the times and duration, this will affect those who use the road out to the A31.

A diverse parish straddling the Avon Valley 'twixt 'Chase' and 'Forest'
This could be interesting – hopefully an experiment with single track style passing places – an effort to slow traffic and preserve verges.
Please note the times and duration, this will affect those who use the road out to the A31.
Are you fed up of sitting in traffic on the A31? Is your road used as a rat-run when the A31 is busy? Are you affected by traffic noise or pollution from the A31?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then now is the time to have your say!
Highways England, which is responsible for the strategic road network (including the A31) is seeking your views on issues that affect you. They are in the process of gathering evidence of issues such as congestion, disruption on local roads as a consequence of the road network, litter hotspots and noise, as well as trying to identify future challenges.
This is an opportunity to make your views known, identify where improvement is needed, and have an input into where government invests in the strategic road network up to 2025.
Information is being gathered via an online mapping tool, where specific issues can be pinpointed to an exact location or an entire stretch of road.
Have your say at www.highways.gov.uk/route-strategies/ by the deadline of 1st July 2016.
Cllr Chris Treleaven, Chairman of the Council’s Planning, Town & Environment Committee said: “I would like to encourage all residents to use the Highways England online mapping tool to identify issues of concern relating to the A31. Please also make your views known to the Town Council so that they can be taken into account in the Council’s response to this consultation. Issues can be submitted by email to town.council@ringwood.gov.uk or in writing to Ringwood Gateway.”
Ends.
For further information, please contact:
Mrs Jo Hurd
Deputy Town Clerk
Ringwood Town Council
Email: Town.Council@ringwood.gov.uk
Tel: 01425 473883
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
LINFORD ROAD, SHOBLEY NR RINGWOOD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that New Forest District Council, acting as agent to the traffic authority, Hampshire County Council, proposes to make an Order to allow B.T. cabling works to be undertaken, as follows:-
ROAD TO BE CLOSED: That length of Linford Road Shobley Nr Ringwood, between its junction with A31 Poulner Hill and a point 650m north of that junction..
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES:
i) From the northern point of closure northeast and west via Linford Road to its junction with Christmas Tree Farm Road ; southeast via Christmas Tree Farm Road to its junction with Hangersley Hill; southeast via Hangersley Hill to its junction with A31 Poulner Hill; east via A31 to the southwestern point of closure.
ii) From the southern point of closure east and northeast via A31 to its junction with A31 off-slip at Picket Post; northeast via off-slip to its junction with C10;south via C10 to its junction with A31 on-slip; south west via on-slip to its junction with A31;west via A31 to its junction with A31 off-slip at Poulner;west via off-slip to its junction with C49 Southampton Road ;northwest via Southampton Road to its junction with Gorley Road; northeast via Gorley Road to its junction with Linford Road; northeast and southwest via Linford Road to the northern point of closure.
PERIOD OF CLOSURE: From 27th June 2016 for a period of six months or until completion of the works whichever is sooner. (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that the closure will be required for no longer than between 2100hrs Monday 27th June and 0600hrs Tuesday 28th June 2016.)
Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.
If you have any queries regarding the above please contact A Plant Lux Tel: 0370 050 0792 OR Transportation Section, New Forest District Council 02380 285260, traffic@nfdc.gov.uk
Chris Elliott –Executive Head of Economy Housing and Planning, Appletree Court Beaulieu Road Lyndhurst SO43 7PA
Hampshire County Council’s Highways West office (contact is Colin Hibberd colin.hibberd@hants.gov.uk Tel: 0300 555 1388) have requested temporary road closures as below.
Although the actual start dates for the works at each location are not yet programmed, the Traffic Regulation Order will come into effect on Tuesday 5th July 2016. It is anticipated that the closures will be in place between 0800hrs and 1600hrs only on each day.
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
IVY LANE BLASHFORD
NR RINGWOOD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that New Forest District Council, acting as agent to the traffic authority, Hampshire County Council, proposes to make an Order to allow drainage and verge repair works to be carried out, as follows:
ROAD TO BE CLOSED: That length of Ivy Lane, Blashford, nr Ringwood between its junction with A338 Salisbury Road and its junction with C159 Gorley Road.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE:
From the eastern point of closure south via C159 Gorley Road to its junction with Northfield Road; west via Northfield Road to its junction with Old Salisbury Road; northwest via Old Salisbury Road to its junction with A338 Salisbury Road; north via A338 to the western point of closure and vice versa.
PERIOD OF CLOSURE: From 12th October 2015 for a period of 6 months or until completion of works whichever is sooner. (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that the closure will be required for no longer than 3 days.)
Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.
If you have any queries please contact Tim Lawton on behalf of Hampshire County Council’s Director of Environment (responsible for highways) Tel: 0300 555 1388 roads@hants.gov.uk or New Forest District Council’s Transportation Section, Tel: 02380 285260, traffic@nfdc.gov.uk
Appletree Court Chris Elliott-Head of Planning and Transportation
Beaulieu Road
Lyndhurst
SO43 7PA
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
VARIOUS ROADS NEW FOREST
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that New Forest District Council, acting as agent to the traffic authority, Hampshire County Council, proposes to make an Order to allow highway maintenance works to be carried out, as follows:
ROADS TO BE CLOSED:
Parish of Ellingham Harbridge and Ibsley
Linwood Road between its junction with Toms Lane and its junction with C159 Gorley Road nr Rockford.
Alternative route via Ellingham Drove ,A338 Salisbury Road and slip road at Fordingbridge; B3078 Southampton Road and Roger Penny Way, Longcross Plain Road,Janesmoor Plain Road ,Broomy Plain Road and Linwood Road.
The closed section is in blue, solid and the diversion is blue dotted below.
Parish of Hyde
Frogham Hill between its junction with Pentons Hill and its junction with Blissford Hill. Alternative route via Pentons Hill and Blissford Hill.
PERIOD OF CLOSURE: From 2nd November 2015 for a period of 6 months or until completion of works whichever is sooner. (Notwithstanding the above it is expected that each closure will be required for no longer than as follows:
Linwood Road -5 weeks between 0800hrs and 1700hrs only on each day
Frogham Hill- 2 days
Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.
If you have any queries please contact Tim Lawton on behalf of Hampshire County Council’s Director of Environment (responsible for highways) Tel: 0300 555 1388 roads@hants.gov.uk or New Forest District Council’s Transportation Section, Tel: 02380 285260, traffic@nfdc.gov.uk
Appletree Court Chris Elliott
Beaulieu Road Head of Planning and Transportation
Lyndhurst
SO43 7PA
(02380 285000)