Weymouth's Custom House Quay fully reopening for Easter holidays
Major works by Dorset Council are being paused for the school break
Work at Custom House Quay in Weymouth is being paused over the Easter holidays, with all the barriers and equipment removed by the end of today (Friday 8th April).
Dorset Council's highways team has been working on site since October, on what's being described as 'public realm improvements'.
So far, this is what's been completed:
- The footway adjacent to buildings between St Mary Street and Pilgrims Way has been widened and new paving slabs laid
- The footway along the harbour side has been widened and resurfaced
- The footway between Pilgrims Way and the Esplanade has been renewed
- The fisherman’s ramp near St Mary Street has been rebuilt
- Kerbing has been realigned along the route
- New drainage channels have been installed to the new alignment of the road
- The road has been resurfaced
'Imprinting' work has also been started along the route, but that will need to be finished after Easter.
That involved the surface being heated up and stamped with a pattern before a colour wash in put down.
The first part of that's been completed on the harbour side footpath, with the colour going down in a couple of weeks.
A Traffic Regulation Order also comes into effect today (Friday 8th April).
That will mean parking restrictions will be introduced along a section of Custom House Quay.
Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, said:
“With our workers called away for gritting duties and some atrocious wet weather, we’re not quite where we had hoped to be, but I’m pleased we’ve ensured that this popular area will be fully reopened for the Easter holiday period.
“I know that the area will be unfinished and not look complete, but we felt it more important to pause work and allow full access for residents and visitors during the Easter holiday period.”
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Dorset Council staff will be back on site from Monday 25th April.
They'll be using rolling road and footpath closures to allow for that 'imprinting' work to be finished off.
All the imprinting, lining and signing work is currently scheduled to finish by mid-May.
Street furniture installation, including benches, will also be brought in, and is expected to be fully in place by the end of May.