A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency
A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency
• Coalpit Lane adjacent to the village, used as the main access to the village,the junction also being used by HGVs wishing to access Plevins (awood/paper processing plant.); and• the Twyford Lane slip access off the A1(T) to the east of the village.Land cover consists of medium-sized arable fields divided by well-maintainedhedges and permanent pasture along the river corridors to the south and to the eastof Elkesley.Elkesley Wood occupies the southern bank of the River Poulter to the south as itflows through a semi-natural landscape with areas of mixed plantation woodland.The landscape to the west is scattered, with regularly shaped blocks of deciduousand mixed plantation woodland planted for game and timber.18
2 Development of the Preferred Options2.1 IntroductionThe preferred strategy with any development is to avoid negative environmentalimpacts wherever possible and thereafter minimise unavoidable impacts as far aspractical. This can be achieved at an early stage of a proposed development by theconsideration of alternatives.This section describes the history of the proposed improvements to the A1(T) atElkesley and the options considered with a brief summary of why certain optionswere discounted.History of the SchemeThe junction improvements are supported by both the Local Authority and residents,who have campaigned for a bridge for a number of years. A safety scheme whichcomprised a 50mph speed limit (enforced with safety cameras) and street lightingwas introduced in 1997. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the accidentrate.Options considered in 2003Three options were considered in 2003 which, comprised the following:• Red Option;• Yellow Option; and• Blue OptionThe Red Option consisted of a new link-road to the south of the village parallel withthe A1(T). It proposed a 2-way link road from Twyford Lane crossing over the RiverPoulter to a new roundabout on the B6387.The Yellow Option proposed a link-road from the B6387 to Elkesley village butcommencing further south of the above option with Brough Lane, a local road in thevillage. This option also incorporated a crossing over the River Poulter.The Blue Option, located to the south west of Elkesley village comprised a link roadfrom Coalpit Lane to the north-west by Jockey Lane by an over-bridge. This optionalso proposed two links branching off the route to connect with the north andsouthbound carriageway of the A1 (T).All Options were rejected on the following grounds:The Red and Yellow options were rejected as they resulted in all traffic to and fromthe village (including HGVs accessing the Crookford Hill timber works) negotiatingnarrow roads at the southern end of the village. The Blue Option would haverequired construction of a bridge and approach roads on the line of Jockey Lane andSandy Lane. This would have required significant disruption by temporary diversions,19
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2 Development of the Preferred Options2.1 IntroductionThe preferred strategy with any development is to avoid negative environmentalimpacts wherever possible and thereafter minimise unavoidable impacts as far aspractical. This can be achieved at an early stage of a proposed development by theconsideration of alternatives.This section describes the history of the proposed improvements to the <strong>A1</strong>(T) at<strong>Elkesley</strong> and the options considered with a brief summary of why certain optionswere discounted.History of the SchemeThe junction improvements are supported by both the Local Authority and residents,who have campaigned for a bridge for a number of years. A safety scheme whichcomprised a 50mph speed limit (enforced with safety cameras) and street lightingwas introduced in 1997. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the accidentrate.Options considered in 2003Three options were considered in 2003 which, comprised the following:• Red Option;• Yellow Option; and• Blue OptionThe Red Option consisted of a new link-road to the south of the village parallel withthe <strong>A1</strong>(T). It proposed a 2-way link road from Twyford Lane crossing over the RiverPoulter to a new roundabout on the B6387.The Yellow Option proposed a link-road from the B6387 to <strong>Elkesley</strong> village butcommencing further south of the above option with Brough Lane, a local road in thevillage. This option also incorporated a crossing over the River Poulter.The Blue Option, located to the south west of <strong>Elkesley</strong> village comprised a link roadfrom Coalpit Lane to the north-west by Jockey Lane by an over-bridge. This optionalso proposed two links branching off the route to connect with the north andsouthbound carriageway of the <strong>A1</strong> (T).All Options were rejected on the following grounds:The Red and Yellow options were rejected as they resulted in all traffic to and fromthe village (including HGVs accessing the Crookford Hill timber works) negotiatingnarrow roads at the southern end of the village. The Blue Option would haverequired construction of a bridge and approach roads on the line of Jockey Lane andSandy Lane. This would have required significant disruption by temporary diversions,19
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