Representation by Bridget Holland
- Date submitted
- 5 June 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I object to the proposed scheme at Simister Island Interchange. The scheme does not take into account in its modelling the fact that some 500Metres away from this site planning inspectors on Places for Everyone have already granted a 1.2square metre industrial space. This will make our area unbreathable, that greenbelt is currently the only thing allowing us to breath in Simister. Further I travel on the motorways a lot and the issue is not simister island it is at M60 Worsley were the bottlenecks appear. Further more and more people are now working from home since this was planned, so why is it required? It is one of the busiest motorway junctions in the north-west, and is already within Noise Important Areas (NIA) and Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA). Rather than increasing capacity, National Highways should be seeking to reduce demand. Instead of dealing with the severe air and noise pollution already faced by local people, this scheme would make things worse for many local residents. St Margaret's C of E Primary School is only 200m from the M62, while Parrenthorn High School is only 300m away (and a similar distance from the M60) so both will be negatively impacted by this scheme. National Highways have only ever proposed or examined variations of a road building proposal, never non-roadbuilding alternatives to reduce demand or its impact. Construction will take place at night over a three and half year period, causing unacceptable noise and disturbance to local residents. Night time motorway closures will transfer traffic onto the local road network, increasing noise and disturbance for local residents. There will be an increase in noise at Kenilworth Avenue, Warwick Close, Warwick Avenue and Peveril Close to the south, Balmoral Avenue, Kensington Street, Glendevon and Conisborough Place, Duddon Close and Derwent Avenue, to the north, and closer to Junction 18 at Brathay Close, Rothay Close, Marston Close and parts of Parrenthorn Road and Corday Lane.