A1 in Northumberland Morpeth to Felton scheme Public consultation Share your views 18 June 2018 to 29 July 2018 Investing in your roads At Highways England, we believe in a connected In this brochure we explain our proposals for country and our network makes these connections the A1 Morpeth to Felton scheme. When you happen. We strive to improve our major roads are ready, please fill in the response form that and motorways – engineering the future to came with this brochure – your responses will keep people moving today and moving better help to refine our design before we submit our tomorrow. We want to make sure all our major application for planning permission. roads are more dependable, durable and, most This scheme is categorised as a Nationally importantly, safe. That’s why we’re delivering Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the £15 billion of investment on our network – the Planning Act 2008. As such, we are required to largest investment in a generation. The A1 in make an application for a Development Consent Northumberland is a critical part of this investment Order (DCO) to obtain planning permission to and will improve journeys between Newcastle and construct the scheme. For more information on Ellingham, which is great news for the local and this process, please refer to our Development regional economy. Consent for our Major Road Schemes leaflet, The A1 in Northumberland investment which is available to view on the scheme comprises 3 distinct packages: webpage: www.highwaysengland.co.uk/ A1 Morpeth to Felton dualling scheme A1inNorthumberland A1 Alnwick to Ellingham dualling scheme Hard copies will also be available at the public A1 north of Ellingham improvements exhibition venues. How to respond We’re holding a public consultation on our You can also email a scanned copy the Public exhibition events proposals. We’d like to hear what you think, response form to: Monday 2 July Tritlington C of E Aided First School, so please share your views, any concerns, [email protected] 6pm to 8.30pm Tritlington, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 3DU ideas or local knowledge that you may have. Tuesday 3 July Morpeth Town Hall, The consultation will run for 6 weeks, from Monday To support the consultation and to give you the 2pm to 8pm Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ 18 June to Sunday 29 July 2018, and there are opportunity to find out more about our proposals, lots of ways you can tell us what you think. we’re holding 6 public exhibition events. Here Wednesday 4 July Felton Village Hall, you’ll be able to find out more about the scheme 2pm to 8pm Main Street, Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9NH Complete the consultation response form: and speak to members of the project team who Saturday 14 July Morpeth Town Hall, If possible, please fill in the response form will be happy to answer any questions you may 10am to 4pm Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ online, following the link to our consultation page have. The dates, times and venues for these Friday 20 July Longhorsley Village Hall, found here: www.highwaysengland.co.uk/ events can be found on the next page. 2pm to 8pm Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 8UR A1inNorthumberland Saturday 21 July Morpeth Town Hall, Or please fill in the hard copy response form All responses must be returned by 10am to 4pm Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ (found with this brochure) midnight on Sunday 29 July 2018 and return it to: We look forward to seeing you at the exhibitions Freepost RSAS-ZGKK-CSUL, Your comments will help us better understand the local area and the potential impact that our scheme A1 in Northumberland project team, may have on the local community. We will listen to everyone’s feedback and we’ll consider it when we 3rd Floor South, Highways England, finalise the design for the scheme. Lateral, 8 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9AT 2 3 Why is the Scheme location scheme needed? Berwick-upon-Tweed The A1 is one of the longest roads in the country, connecting London and Edinburgh. The route currently consists of motorway and dual carriageways, with some sections of single carriageway between Morpeth and Ellingham. A1 In Northumberland, the A1 takes motorists through Scotland Ellingham rural countryside and close to the coastline. A697 This section of the A1 is used by a wide variety Alnwick of people for many different reasons. This Morpeth to Felton includes people travelling long-distance between scheme Felton Newcastle and Edinburgh for work, local traffic accessing rural areas and tourists who come to visit the coastline and the area’s many Northumberland National Park Morpeth historic attractions. A696 A68 The scheme’s objectives A1 By dualling the A1 between Morpeth and Felton Newcastle A69 we aim to: A19 Improve safety for all users and improve What’s happened so far? What we are consulting on journeys across the route We held a previous round of public consultation now: our proposed design North Pennines Durham between November and December 2016, asking the Support economic growth in the area The A1 Morpeth to Felton scheme will upgrade the A1 public for their views on 3 improvement options. Provide a more consistent carriageway to a dual carriageway. Starting at Warreners House A68 In September 2017, we made our preferred route standard that aligns with the existing dualled (Northgate, Morpeth) and travelling in a northerly announcement which outlined that we would sections of A1 direction, the existing A1 carriageway will be widened be taking forward the Green option for further up to Priests Bridge. From here, the new A1 alignment Improve and provide more consistent junction Darlington development. You can read more about this in the will shift west of its current position and continue in A66 layouts and traffic signage along the route to A1(M) preferred route announcement brochure, which a northerly direction over Tindale Hill and Causey make it easier for drivers can be found at: www.highwaysengland.co.uk/ Park. At a point north of Burgham Park, the new A1inNorthumberland A1 carriageway will re-join the existing A1. The A1 Reduce the number of junctions and private © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey 100030649, 2018 accesses along this section of A1 to reduce Since then, we’ve completed a number of will then be widened to a dual carriageway to tie-in traffic delay and improve safety environmental surveys and have been working with the existing dual carriageway at Felton. The old to develop the design for the scheme. Where section of the A1 carriageway will be de-trunked Better accommodate the high number of heavy possible, we have tried to incorporate the suggested (de-trunked means that this section of road will be goods and agricultural vehicles that use this improvements to the scheme, which were received owned and maintained by Northumberland County section of the A1 during the first consultation. In deciding whether we Council) and become a local road. were able to do this, the suggestions and feedback As well as upgrading the route to dual carriageway were assessed against a number of criteria. These standard, we also propose a number of other included whether they met design standards, improvements, including 3 new junctions with improve road safety, the impact that they’d have on bridges over the A1 and the replacement of private the satisfaction of road users, pedestrians, cyclists access roads. The scheme is illustrated on the and horse riders, as well as the likely environmental next page. impact and cost. 4 5 Key components of the proposed design Please see the next page for detailed explanation of our proposals. 1 West Moor junction 2 Burgham Park underbridge 5 Highlaws junction B6345 Felton Split level B6345 junction- River Coquet Local and through traffic B6345 is kept Bridge over A1 seperate Access track Old A1 Westmoor West Moor Eshott Airfield Maintaining east–west link © Crown Copyright under the A1 Ordnance Survey 100030649, 2018 Bockenfield Holiday Park Local access Access track road 3 Causey Park overbridge Felmoor Park Split level Burgham Park Golf junction- & Leisure Club Eshott Airfield Local and Bridge over A1 Old A1 through traffic is kept Parallel local road seperate to provide access to the old A1 south Causey Park of Eshott Airfield Old A1 © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey 100030649, 2018 The Oak Inn Maintaining east–west link 6 Warreners House Key bridge over the A1 © Crown Copyright Ordnance New proposed roads Earsdon © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey 100030649, 2018 Survey 100030649, 2018 A697 Existing A1 4 Fenrother junction Existing local roads Warreners House De-trunked Fenrother (Old) A1 Old A1 Split level Permanent junction- road closure Local and Access track A697 through traffic is kept seperate © Crown Copyright Ordnance Low Espley Survey 100030649, 2018 Northgate Bridge over A1 A697 Note: All maps are diagrammatic only and are not to scale. Tritlington C of E Hebron Aided First School All maps displayed are: © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 OS 100030649 Heighley Gate Garden A697 © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey 100030649, 2018 Centre Warreners House © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey 6 100030649, 2018 Northgate Our proposed design The tables and maps on the following pages summarise what we are proposing to do as part of of the Map ref. Key element Details A1 Morpeth to Felton scheme 1 West Moor West Moor junction is a split-level junction. A bridge will be built over junction the A1 to enable east-west traffic to cross the north-south traffic of the A1 without disrupting traffic. Slip roads on either side of the bridge will Key element Details enable traffic to join and exit the proposed A1 dual carriageway.