Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh Bus Priority Improvements

The Bishopstoke Road corridor is a key transport link for the communities located on either side of the Itchen valley, accessing Fair Oak, Bishopstoke and the centre of Eastleigh with onward travel to and from Southampton.

The proposed scheme will deliver infrastructure improvements to provide priority for buses at the Riverside and Chickenhall Lane junctions using traffic signal control. It will also provide improved facilities for bus passengers with enhanced bus stop facilities and real-time travel information.

Detailed layout plans of the proposed signal‑controlled junctions at Chickenhall Lane and Riverside, together with associated works, will be available here once they have been further developed.

The scheme aims to improve the reliability and journey times of buses travelling between Fair Oak, Eastleigh, and Southampton to support and encourage greater use of this transport mode. The scheme was originally part of a package of schemes forming the Southampton Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) programme and scheduled for delivery in 2022-24. Development of the design identified additional work and environmental mitigation will be required that would take more time than the TCF programme allowed, so the County Council’s Executive Lead Member for Universal Services confirmed in January 2024 Decision Day Report to refinance and deliver the scheme to a new timeline, as part of the Universal Services Capital Programme.

Funding for the transport capital delivery schemes is separate from the County Council’s revenue budget and savings proposals. In the majority of cases funding comes from external grants and / or Section 106 contribution from developers. This funding usually has conditions that strictly control on how, where and when it can be spent.

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