Marl Hill Tunnel Section

Ribble Valley Braddup Compound A tunnelling compound where the Tunnel What is going to happen? Boring Machine will start constructing the route of the new pipeline. We will be Bonstone Compound working in this area for approximately A tunnelling compound where the Tunnel Boring Machine will finish three years. From here the route runs constructing the route of the new pipeline and be removed from the north to the Bonstone Compound. ground. We will be working in this area for approximately one year. Access to the Braddup construction site Access to the Bonstone construction site will be off Slaidburn Road will be off Slaidburn Road to the north of at Blue Gates. Cross Lane. The typical number of vehicle movements to and from the Bonstone The typical number of vehicle compound will be between three and 10 per hour, though there may movements to and from the Braddup be more than this for a four week period when the tunnelling machine compound will be between five and 15 arrives from the Braddup compound and when we connect the new per hour, though during the one year that tunnel to the existing aqueduct. tunnelling is underway this may peak at thirteen per hour. Newton-in-Bowland Hareden Traffic routes arkers Arms Dunsop Bridge We have considered a number of routes from the A59 to our working areas which Bonstone Bolton by Bowland Compound Harrop Fold you can see numbered one to seven in the map.

Bonstone Brook Option one - Using Pimliko Link Road, Chatburn Road, and through Waddington

Slaidburn Road is our preferred route for all vehicles up Whitewell to 3.5m in height. Sawley 7 Option five - Using Worston Road,

Browsholme Rd A through Chatburn, and along West Grindleton Bradford Road is our preferred route

Freeholds Ln Moor Lane Cow Ark Eaves Hall for all vehicles above 3.5m in height. Braddup d Compound R Shared traffic route with Bowland Cross Lane rd Chatburn fo Downham Caravan ark d West Br a River Ribble Tunnel, Newton-in-Bowland compound. Cross Lane W 6 e s t Waddington B ra Road Clitheroe d Chatburn 4 fo rd Rd The construction traffic route for the Bashall Road 5 A Eaves Marl Hill Tunnel compounds will also be 3 1 Worston imlico Link Waddington used for the Bowland Tunnel, Newton-

Road Twitter Lane imlico Road Road A in-Bowland compound. As these will Bashall Town Edisford Road Low bridge be constructed at the same time the Walker Fold Clitheroe endle Road number of vehicles using some parts Low Moor E

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R Tunnel route up to 30 per hour. r ve Ri Compound Haul road We are exploring ways to reduce these vehicle movements by reusing the endleton Whalley Road Whalley surplus material locally. Stonyhurst

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