Air Balloon critic in bid to stop plan
A LEADING critic of plans to make changes to the Air Balloon roundabout in Gloucestershire is set to meet Government officials to press his case.
The Highways Agency wants to introduce a no-right turn at the A417 junction for motorists travelling down the hill from Cirencester.
The move, which is aimed at cutting congestion and air pollution, is set to be trialled later this year despite protests from residents who claim it will put undue pressure on surrounding routes and creating a glut of village 'rat-runs'.
Cotswold district councillor Paul Hodgkinson (LD, Churn Valley) will meet the Highways Agency next week.
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He said: "I'm going to the Highways Agency offices in Bristol next Friday to meet Ed Halford who is looking after the project for the experimental change at the roundabout.
"I have been contacted by 150 people, all but three being against the proposal. I've had emails and letters from the Cotswolds, Stroud and Cheltenham. I will be sharing all this feedback with Ed Halford and telling him that, on behalf of residents in Gloucestershire, I want the scheme cancelled due to the adverse impact it will have on the area."
2 Comments
by Flat-Broke Films Ltd
Saturday, February 16 2013, 10:04AM
“The trial will be testing at reducing the waiting time for vehicles from the Cirencester direction getting through the roundabout junction faster than now, especially at peak times. What is not clear is will the traffic from the Seven Springs approach going down the hill have to Give Way to the Cirencester traffic on the roundabout? If the answer is NO, then I can't see the how the trial can be successful.”
by jpmoriarty
Saturday, February 16 2013, 9:26AM
“In your meeting with them, Paul, I'd suggest raising the following points:
* If the study doesn't include consideration of current, and forecast, traffic loads on the Shurdington Road then there's no way that its analysis could be considered as complete.
* Similarly, the impacts on Leckhampton Hill have to be considered. Last Friday I drove down Leckhampton Hill at about 5pm and counted the vehicles waiting to join the A436 so they could go over the roundabout onto the A417 - I counted 72 cars queuing. Getting onto the A436 will get harder if the traffic from the A436 is impeded from entering the roundabout by the traffic entering from the A417 Brockworth side.
* If they do proceed with the trial, they need to be absolutely clear what metrics they are using to measure its success, or otherwise. I couldn't see anything in the proposals about what the trial was supposed to be testing, and what success would look like. If we're not careful, they'll proceed with this poorly thought out plan on the basis of it being a trial period, and then it'll just be easier to leave it as it is so we'll be stuck with it.
Many thanks,
John”