A354 road

UK road routebox


caption= A354 through Coombe Bissett
road= A354
length-mi= 51
length-km= 82
direction= North-South
start= Salisbury
destinations=Salisbury, Blandford Forum, Dorchester, Weymouth
end= Portland
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completion-date=
junctions= ukroadsmall|338
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ukroadsmall|350
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The A354 is a primary route in England which runs from Salisbury in Wiltshire to the Isle of Portland in Dorset, a total distance of 51 miles (82 km). From Salisbury the road crosses Cranborne Chase and briefly merges with the A350 at the Blandford Forum bypass before crossing the Dorset Downs and merging with the A35 at the Puddletown bypass. Seven miles to the west it splits from the Dorchester bypass and runs south into Weymouth, running alongside Radipole Lake and across a short bridge over Chesil beach onto Portland. For several years a bypass of Upwey has been in the planning stages.

Current Improvements

Proposed Improvements

Weymouth Relief Road

A 3.75-mile road north of Weymouth in Dorset which goes through the Dorset Heaths and Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and irreplaceable ancient woodland owned by the Woodland Trust [cite web|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=3463|title=Weymouth Relief Road|accessdate=2008-01-20] [cite web|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=3463|title=Roads - proposals|publisher=Campaign for Better Transport|accessdate=2008-01-21]

External links

* [http://www.reliefroadnow.co.uk/ Relied road now] Local proponents for the Weymouth Relief Road
* [http://www.bypassthebypass.org/ Bypass the bypass] Local opposition for the Weymouth Relief Road

References