Plan to improve Ipley Crossroads likely to be approved
Plans to cut the crash risk at the junction have been submitted by Hampshire County Council. If the scheme is given the go-ahead a new section of the C97 Lyndhurst to Ipley route will be built to create a T-junction 50 metres south of the current crossroads, with the redundant section of road returning to open forest. The NPA report says: "The C97 has 'Stop' markings at the junction. "However, the open nature of the crossroads has resulted in many drivers ignoring the road safety at this junction and driving straight over the C63 Beaulieu Road without giving way. "A number of casual...