Line Orders, published 8th February 2007 :: Scheme ImpactsGlossop & Longdendale :: Mottram
and Hattersley :: In the Peak Park Send an e-mail now using our online objector form! This section provides details about the formal process of objecting. For information about the scheme impacts, visit the impacts page. Glossop & LongdendaleNo relief from Congestion
Doubling of Traffic in the Area
Mottram and Hattersley
In the Peak ParkCut off from your countryside
More Traffic
In South YorkshireMore Traffic
THE INCREASED TRAFFIC ALONG THE ROUTE OCCURS DESPITE TRAFFIC RESTRAINT MEASURES - NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO SHOW THAT THESE MEASURES WOULD WORK - IN WHICH CASE TRAFFIC FLOWS WOULD BE MUCH HIGHER AND WOULD FUEL DEMANDS FOR FURTHER UPGRADES - DUALLING OR EVEN A MOTORWAY BETWEEN THE M67 AND THE M1 CO2 Emissions
AlternativesIf the bypass is not built traffic levels would stay as they are now - the route is at capacity. But something must be done to relieve the villages of their traffic problems which are due to through lorries, car commuters and the school run. The Government has failed to look properly at the alternatives.
Tell the Highways Agency that the alternatives, such as rail-freight,
a Park-wide weight restriction, and investment in public transport (to
provide an alternative to the car for commuter traffic to/from Manchester,
Sheffield, Glossop and Longdendale) must be fully and independently
investigated before a decision is taken on the bypass. Summary of the Traffic FiguresFurther details will be posted here as soon as they are available. Route Restraint MeasuresBecause building the bypass will lead to a massive influx of new traffic (new trips and people diverting from local roads onto the bypass route), the Highways Agency are proposing "route restraint", which basically means they will install traffic lights at various points along the route (M67 roundabout, Mottram Showground Roundabout, Townhead Farm junction at Tintwistle, and on the A616 Flouch Roundabout) in an attempt to create traffic jams and make the route less attractive. These measure are untested so there is no evidence that they will work. If they don't work, the traffic figures will be greater than those forecast, and all related impacts (safety, pollution, etc.) will also increase. Tell the Highways Agency that the route restraint measures should be uncoupled from the bypass proposals and implemented today.
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