A NEW bus station is being installed as part of a £1m upgrade of Weymouth Railway Station.

The project to install the new stop in King Street kicked off at the beginning of the week and is expected to take two weeks in total to complete in total.

The new transport link forms part of a wider £1m upgrade of the site, including a new forecourt, a resurfaced car park, and the creation of a walkway and cycle path linking the Jubilee Business Park and King Street, called pocket park.

Dorset Echo: Work is underway on installing a new bus stop at Weymouth Railway Station, picture: Dorset Coast Forum

The work is co-ordinated by Dorset Coast Forum with support from a range of other organisations and is being carried out in phases to minimise disruption to passengers.

A spokesperson for Dorset Coast Forum said: “Work is progressing on the main station forecourt with the new public vehicle transit route taking shape.

“The main pedestrian area has now been cleared ready for landscaping and construction.

“Work on the new proposed bus stop on King Street started this week and will last for two weeks.

“The road carriageway is unaffected, however, the footpath on the south site of King Street is restricted and sectioned off where the work is ongoing.”

The project was given the go-ahead in October despite drawing criticism from councillors who described the scheme as ‘half baked’ and 'falling short' of what the town needs.

At the time Melcombe Regis ward councillor Jon Orrell said he was also disappointed, but he was still hoping that a proper transport interchange could be developed at a later stage.

Phase one of the works was completed at the end of December with phase two commencing on January 4.

The main infrastructure work and surfacing should be completed by the end of March.

Following the completion of the car park being resurfaced a new exit was also installed.

The DCF spokesperson added: “Please be aware that the new exit from the car park is for exiting the car park only.

“The main entrance is to be used for the new one-way anti-clockwise motion to direct and manage the flow. There are white arrows and temporary signs to indicate this.”