We will soon start working on a scheme to enhance the safety of the junction of Clarence Road with Queens Avenue in Dorchester.
This is a very busy junction both with pedestrian and vehicle movements, and its current layout has led to some drivers hesitant and unsure of priority.
Our aim is to provide clear pedestrian priority, including a controlled crossing, to improve the safety for vulnerable users and create a safer route for school children and older students.
The scheme will also contribute to encouraging healthy, active, independent travel opportunities for the wider community.
The new layout will:
- install a zebra crossing in place of the School Crossing Patrol to provide a safer, controlled crossing facility at all times of day
- give priority to Clarence Road vehicles, with Queens Avenue acting as sideroads with give way markings
- tighten up all the approaches to the junction to slow vehicles and provide crossing points (dropped kerbs and tactile paving) on the three other arms of the junction
- install a raised table at the junction to further help control vehicle speeds
View the zebra crossing and raised table design
Work to build the raised table junction and install a zebra crossing on Clarence Road will start on Monday 20 July 2026.
To provide a safe working space, three-way traffic lights will be in operation at the Queen’s Avenue/Clarence Road junction, and the eastern section of Queen’s Avenue will be closed to through traffic.