Representation by Sharefirst My Journey to School (Sharefirst My Journey to School)
- Date submitted
- 16 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
• What measures are in place to reduce predicted accidents increases? • More detail on design widths of multi-user paths would be welcome, especially if bi-directional and shared by various non-motorised users including equestrian users. Traffic overtaking horses on the off-side, passing close by or close to the local speed limit, for example HGVs and buses, can pose a particular hazard for horses and equestrian users. How will segregated paths encourage ‘passing wide and slow’? Raising awareness through signage and inclusion of training in the scheme could help reduce accidents. • We’d like to study junction detail at the Gun Inn regarding suitability for equestrian users and onward connection to the Coach Road Bridleway. • The A57 link road will move the congestion from Mottram Moor; however will this open the floodgate to traffic using the route through Hollingworth, Tintwistle and onto the A628 Woodhead Pass? You can see there have been improvements to the A628 for example the stretch of road alongside the Dog and Partridge Pub, and also improvements already in place to connect to the M1 motorway. As far as we can see there are no plans for Hollingworth, Tintwistle and Crowden on the A628. What is the forward plan for continued investment in sustainable travel choices in the region? • The road proposal continues to pass close to Hollingworth Primary School and residential areas of Hollingworth, Tintwistle and Cowden. How will current congestion, air quality, safe crossing and safe journeys away from the road be improved? • The road layout is unchanged at Dinting (AQMA zone) with current persistent high NO2 exceedences close to Dinting Primary School, Air pollution, particularly NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 adversely impacts respiratory health and mental health, and traffic modelling for Dinting indicates projected traffic increases with additional HGV load from Glossop Spur road. Given the important artery through Brookfield, Gamesley, Dinting into Glossop and onward to Snake Pass, should the DCO boundary be revised to include Dinting? • How will A57 link road proposals integrate into the Local Plan review underway? • How can local, regional and national government better collaborate towards long term funding to strengthen strategic planning in sustainable travel by TMBC, DCC, HPBC and TfGM and unlock regional investment? • What is driving the predicted increases in traffic volumes at Hattersley / M67 J3-4(1), Dinting(7), A57 Sheffield Road(28) Hollingworth(10), A628 Crowden-Woodhead(23-26)? Are the decreases in traffic at Woolley Bridge realistic(20)? • The traffic modelling is based on data collected in 2015 with an additional range of recent surveys. Does the methodology fairly represent travel impacts from the pandemic, for effective junction operation and signalling solutions at Hattersley, Hollingworth, A628, Glossop Spur Road, Dinting and responsive train and bus services? • How will habitats for notable and protected species be monitored for sensitive mitigations once works have commenced? • When will assessment of Clean Air Zone for users of A628 / A57 be available? • What is status of national discussions regarding increasing size of HGVs?