Work is underway to assess the road layout near the Gore Clump junction to reduce the number of collisions at the junction.

Gore Clump is just off the C13 between Blandford and Shaftesbury and is next to the Compton Abbas Airfield.

The location has two junctions, Boundary Road northern spur adjacent to the airfield and Boundary Road southern spur – both of which connect with the C13.

Collision data

Gore Clump has previously been identified as an injury collision cluster site, so in June 2018 this stretch of roads speed limit was reduced from 60mph to 40mph. However, comparing data before and after the speed limit reduction shows very little improvement.

Collisions between 7 June 2014 and 6 June 2018:

• one fatal

• three serious

• two slight

Collisions between 7 June 2018 and 6 June 2022:

• zero fatal

• four serious

• one slight

Analysis of the collision data – including vehicles involved, direction of travel, vehicle movements, time of day and weather conditions – has identified the junction layout as a contributory factor.

Design considerations

We are aware that Gore Clump (green space between the two road junctions) is Common Land and that the northern spur is an important bridleway route, these are both at the forefront of our design considerations.