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£11.6m transport improvement in Gedling.
12:08, 22 Dec 2005
Government announced yesterday (20th December 2005) the approval of funding for our £11.6 m proposals to relieve congestion and improve bus travel along the A612 in Gedling.
The scheme, which was given the go-ahead by Transport Minister Karen Buck, will consist of a new 1.2 mile (2km) stretch of single carriage road to provide a new route between Victoria Road (Morrisons), Netherfield and the A612 Burton Road.
Find out more about the A612 Gedling Transport Improvement Scheme.
It will also include a bus priority route, new traffic light junctions as well as a section of cycle route.
The primary aim of the scheme is to provide a dedicated bus route along the A612 Burton Road by moving existing traffic to the new section of road. It is estimated that these measures will save passengers around ten minutes on their journey time into the city.
Our preferred contractor McAlpine are expected to start work in February 2006, with an estimated completion date of February 2007. The scheme will begin with site clearance, earth works and bridge building.
Junction work won’t start until around May 2006 which is when current users of the route can expect to see work in progress.
A new cycle route will run all the way along the new road and link into a proposed route along the A612 providing further options for those travelling into the city.
Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability for the Council, Councillor Stella Smedley said: “This is fantastic news for both Gedling residents and commuters into Nottingham. The improvement scheme will be a great boost to public transport services in the area.
“We realise that there are currently considerable congestion problems in this area and the improvement scheme will go along way to solving these.”
It is estimated that there are currently 30,000 vehicles travelling along Burton Road next to Carlton le Willows school each day. With the improvement scheme this will reduce to around 3,000 and will provide substantial environmental and safety benefits.
Councillor Smedley concluded: “As soon as plans are drawn up with regards to what is happening and when, we will be letting local people know through a series of adverts, leaflets and radio announcements.”
Construction of a new road is due to start in February 2006. The work should take about a year to complete. The new road will link Burton Road near Whitworth Drive to the Colwick Loop Road near Victoria Retail Park This should bring benefits to local residents, car drivers and public transport users. Traffic should substantially speed up in the area along the new road and it is hoped that the bottle neck at Shearing Hill will be alleviated.
There is a down side to this however. For some local people particularly those who want to make short journeys near the new road. A new set of new traffic lights outside Carlton Le Willows School and a new set of new traffic lights on Stoke Lane will only allow buses through. Cars will have to use the new road rather than travel along the affected part of Burton Road or along the affected part of Stoke Lane. Drivers can drive up to the new lights but they cannot drive through them. These new lights and traffic restrictions are know as “bus plugs“.
These “bus plugs” were part of the conditions for getting the extra money for the new road. Public transport had to be improved to get the funding. It is hoped that buses will be able to get along Burton Road much faster than at present.
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The Labour Team for Carlton East is calling for action on teenage gangs.
From speaking to a number of residents we have uncovered a pattern of unacceptable anti-social behaviour from groups of youths. A spate of vandalism and threatening behaviour around the Main Road, Gedling Road and Westdale Lane shops area has caused great concern for a large number of local Gedling residents.
The local Labour Team for Gedling has had meetings with Council leaders and high ranking local police officers to bring pressure for firm action including a dispersal order.
During recent incidents houses, walls, fences and windows have been vandalised and most worryingly residents who speak to gang members have been threatened and abused.
The Labour Team has spoken to Councillor Ivan Gollop who is in charge of the Crime Reduction Portfolio for Gedling Borough Council and local MP Vernon Coaker. Both have given us full support in our attempts to obtain a dispersal order. The power for a dispersal order comes from anti-social behaviour legislation passed by the Labour Government. Although the Liberal Democrats never supported this important legislation we strongly believe that it is a vital tool in our fight against this wholly unacceptable anti-social behaviour.
The Liberal Democrats have recently been making light of services that support the most vulnerable and deserving in our community ie our senior citizens. The Labour controlled County Council has been judged excellent by the independent Audit Committee. It runs three care homes in Gedling. There have been management problems and we have dealt with these problems. An overspend of money is unacceptable but sometimes this is more acceptable than allowing our most senior citizens to suffer or worry. All too often we hear how private homes treat our senior citizens like cash machines and when there is a problem close down the home and evict their tenants. The Labour Controlled County Council has a more compassionate line and we will support and serve for them over the long term.
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