Negative impact of road changes

This stretch of road is only 1.8 miles long intercepted by two roundabouts with an additional roundabout at each end. To achieve 70mph will involve rapid acceleration followed by rapid deceleration to navigate the roundabouts. This will increase carbon emissions as well as noise pollution, that will contravene both the recent global climate change report whereby governments are being urged to take steps to reduce emissions, as well as the environmental commitments made by WSCC in its transport plan 2011-2026.

The consequent increase in poor air quality and noise (traffic noise increases from 50mph to 70mph by 50%, and acceleration contributes 10% of traffic noise) will negatively impact on local residents, employees at the new hub, students at St Pauls Catholic College and pedestrians, cyclists and horseriders using the footpath/cycleway proposed to run alongside the A2300.