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Introduction

We are proposing to provide long-term improvements to Purpose of the consultation three junctions on the A38: The purpose of this consultation is to show how the • A38/A5111 Kingsway junction. scheme has developed since the previous consultations, to present the current scheme options and seek • A38/A52 Markeaton junction. comments and feedback on the proposals to help • A38/A61 Little Eaton junction. shape the ongoing development of the designs. The The main objectives of the scheme are to reduce traffi c A38 improvements will need additional land to be delays, improve journey time reliability and improve safety acquired. We are holding this consultation to obtain for all road users. The improvements seek to meet the views about the proposed scheme design and the needs of future traffi c growth resulting from existing and land needed. future developments. Improvement of the junctions is part The consultation runs from Monday 2 February to Friday of the economic growth strategy for the local area. 13 March 2015. All responses to this consultation will Previously we held consultations in 2002 and 2003. Since be considered and will infl uence where possible, further these consultations were held, the design has been refi nements to the proposals. further developed. We are working closely with key stakeholders including Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council in the development of the scheme designs.

We are now seeking your views on the proposed designs.

Little Eaton A6 A38 Little Eaton junction

Allestree Breadsall A608

Darley Oakwood Abbey

A38 Markeaton A52 junction Chester Green A61 Chaddesden

Mackworth DERBY

City Kingsway Centre A52 R junction iv e r D erwent A38

Mickleover A6 A5111 A5111 © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649 Normaton Alveston

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Recent improvements

Recently we have carried out improvements at Markeaton provide additional capacity and safety benefi ts in the and Little Eaton junctions. These improvements were made short-term. However, they are interim solutions that are within the constraints of the existing highway boundary. not expected to solve the long-term traffi c problems. The addition of traffi c signals to these junctions aims to Timeline

A study considered options for the three junctions on the A38. This included a 2001 - 2002 public consultation in July 2002.

2003 Secretary of State for Transport announced support for the scheme in principle.

Further design and development undertaken including: - supplementary public consultation on the revised options for Little Eaton 2003 - 2005 junction (October 2003); and - review of Little Eaton junction to reduce scheme costs.

Interim improvements made to each of the junctions (widening and 2004 signalisation).

2005 Work on the scheme was suspended due to a funding decision.

2007 Work re-commenced following regional funding decision.

Review of earlier work and full cost examination. Scheme put on hold following 2008 economic downturn.

Short term improvements made to Little Eaton and Markeaton junctions. Work 2014 re-commenced on long term improvements with review of options for public consultation.

2015 Public consultation.

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A38/A5111 Kingsway junction

The preferred option.

Key features of the preferred option are: A38

closed • A38 lowered to pass underneath the existing Mackworth closed roundabout, in a new underpass. Brackensdale Avenue

Lyttelton Street • Construction of two new roundabouts and a new bridge at existing ground level to carry the trafﬁ c uth DERBY So ve ri Cheviot Street across the lowered A38. D h c i w n e

e r Local access

• Existing A38 carriageways generally converted into G Option K1 the junction slip roads. Kingsway Park Close Local access Option K2

• A38 widened to three lanes in each direction Sainburys between the Kingsway junction and Kedleston Road. Kingsway New road • Speed limit increased from 40mph to 50mph. layout

Kingsway Within the preferred option, we are presenting three Hospital local access options. These are as a result of closing A5111 the existing Brackensdale Avenue and Raleigh Street accesses onto the A38. Local access could be provided

from the new Kingsway junction to EITHER: A38

o Option K1 - Greenwich Drive South.

o Option K2 - Kingsway Park Close.

o Option K3 – no replacement of local accesses. © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

The key benefi ts of the preferred option are: The main impacts of the preferred option are:

• A38 trafﬁ c can pass through the junction without • No access to/from A38 at Brackensdale Avenue and stopping. Raleigh Street junctions.

• Queuing on the A5111 and local roads will be reduced. • Habitats within the designated Local Wildlife Site at Kingsway junction will be lost. • The proposed layout aims to minimise land take outside the existing highways boundary.

• Pedestrian and cycle routes provided at the junction.

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Local access options at Mackworth

With the preferred option at Kingsway junction, the regarding the future local access arrangements from existing direct access from Mackworth onto the A38 Mackworth onto the A38 as detailed below. would be closed. We are presenting three options

Local access options at Mackworth

Access from A38 to Petrol Station and McDonalds closed. Access from A52 retained. Raleigh Street / A38 Junction closed. Enfield Road/ A38 Junction Journeys using this junction closed. could use the new Markeaton Traffic using this route could junction via Windmill Hill Lane or use A52 and Prince Charles one of the replacement local Avenue. accesses, if provided.

Brackensdale Avenue / A38 Junction closed. Journeys using this junction could use A52 and Prince Charles Avenue or one of the replacement local accesses, if provided.

Local access via Kingsway Park Close (option K2) Local access via Greenwich Drive South (option K1)

Option K1 Option K2 Option K3 Local access provided to Local access provided to No replacement of local Greenwich Drive South Kingsway Park Close accesses to Mackworth

Benefi ts Benefi ts Benefi ts • Maintains a direct access from the • Maintains a direct access from the • No public open space would be lost. Mackworth area to the A38. Mackworth area to A38. • Lowest cost option. • Some journey lengths would be reduced. • No public open space would be lost. • Some journey lengths would be reduced. • Kingsway industrial park would have a more direct access to the A-road network.

Impacts Impacts Impacts • Traffi c fl ows along Greenwich Drive South • A few journeys using the Brackensdale There will be an increase in many journeys will increase, including possible use by Avenue/ A38 northbound access would including: heavy vehicles. increase in length by a maximum of 0.5 • A few journeys using the Brackensdale miles. • Public open space would be lost. Avenue/ A38 northbound access would • Journeys using the Raleigh Street/ A38 increase in length by a maximum of 1.7 miles. • Noise levels along Greenwich Drive South southbound access would increase in length would increase. • Journeys using the Raleigh Street/ A38 by between 0.3 and 1.0 miles. southbound access would increase in length • A few journeys currently using the • Additional land would be required resulting by between 0.6 and 1.4 miles. Brackensdale Avenue/ A38 northbound in the loss of trees. access would increase in length by a • All journeys to and from the A38 would be maximum of 0.5 miles. • Noise levels along Kingsway Park Close longer. would increase. • Journeys using the Raleigh Street/ A38 southbound access would increase in • Route crosses the remediated landfi ll area length by between 0.3 and 1.0 miles.

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A38/A5111 Kingsway junction

Options we have considered and rejected.

This plan shows the option which emerged as the A38 preferred option when the scheme was taken to public closed consultation in 2002. The A38 passed through the Mackworth closed junction on embankment, over the A5111. Roundabouts Brackensdale Avenue provided local access. Lyttelton Street

uth DERBY So This option was not taken forward due to: ve ri Cheviot Street D h c i w n e

e r Provision for • Difﬁ culties with the alignment of the A5111 and the G express busway impact of the large A38 embankment. Kingsway Park Close

• High visual impact due to the A38 passing over the Sainburys junction on an embankment. Kingsway Rejected • Higher construction costs and greater environmental road layout

impacts compared to the preferred option. Kingsway Hospital

A5111

A38

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A38/A52 Markeaton junction

The preferred option

Key features of the preferred option are: • Construction of new slip roads to permit all turning movements at the junction. • A38 lowered to pass underneath the existing roundabout, in a new underpass. • Existing entrance to Markeaton Park closed. Improved access provided on A52. • Construction of two new bridges to carry the A52 and roundabout trafﬁ c across the lowered A38. • Existing pedestrian footbridge over the A38 Queensway demolished. Options currently under consideration • Increased speed limit from 40mph to 50mph. include:

• A38 widened to three lanes in each direction between o Provision of a new footbridge (land within the Kingsway junction and Kedleston Road. Markeaton Park will be required to accommodate • Access to Esso petrol station and McDonald’s will the footbridge access ramps or need to be modiﬁ ed (access on A38 will be closed o Improved pedestrian route and crossing facilities and revised access to be provided on A52). at Kedleston Road junction.

Kedleston road Markeaton Lake A38

Markeaton Park New footbridge

New road layout

New access to Park access Markeaton Park, closed A52 Ashbourne Road Petrol station and McDonalds DERBY

Enfield Road University Petrol Station Royal of Derby School for the Mackworth McDonalds Deaf closed Ashbourne Road

TA Centre A52 Windmill Hill Lane Greenwich Drive North

A38 © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

Key benefi ts of the preferred option are: The main impacts of the preferred option are:

• A38 trafﬁ c can pass through the junction without • Residential properties on Queensway and two stopping. residential properties on Ashbourne Road to be demolished. • Queuing on the A52 approaches to the junction will be reduced. • Revised access to Sutton Close and properties on Ashbourne Road requires land from 4 residential • The proposed layout aims to minimise land take outside properties. the existing highways boundary and impacts on Markeaton Park. • Land required from the Territorial Army compound.

• Pedestrian and cycle routes will be provided at the • No access to/from A38 at Enfi eld Road. junction. • Access to Esso fi lling station and McDonald’s will need to be modifi ed (access on A38 will be closed and revised access to be provided on A52).

• Markeaton Park access will require modiﬁ cation.

• Provision of a new footbridge would result in the minor loss of land at Markeaton Park and loss of some trees along the A38.

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A38/A52 Markeaton junction

Options we have considered and rejected

Single bridge option with traffic signal control Other rejected options

The plan below shows the option which emerged as the The 2002 public consultation exercise resulted in some preferred option when the preferred option when the other options being rejected. These included options scheme was last taken to public consultation in 2002. moving the A38 westwards away from Queensway at the Further study identifi ed that the design would not be expense of taking a swathe of land from Markeaton Park able to accommodate the predicted traffi c fl ows. As a and potential loss of the fi lling station and land at McDonalds. result, the single bridge was replaced with a two bridge roundabout and became the current preferred option as Options putting the A38 on an embankment with a “fl yover” shown on the previous display board. arrangement were also rejected on the grounds of the high visual impact created by the embankment and retaining walls.

Kedleston road Markeaton Lake A38

Markeaton Park New footbridge

Rejected road layout

Park access A52 Ashbourne Road closed DERBY

Enfield Road University Petrol Station Royal of Derby School for the Mackworth McDonalds Deaf closed Ashbourne Road

TA Centre A52 Windmill Hill Lane Greenwich Drive North

A38 © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

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A38/A61 Little Eaton junction

The preferred option

Key features of the preferred option are: • Access to/from the A38 at Ford Lane closed.

• A38 to be realigned to the south and east of the • Two lane dual carriageway will be provided for the existing roundabout on an embankment. A38 in each direction.

• The existing roundabout will be extended to the • Existing footways and cycleways retained and south and new slip roads constructed. diverted around the roundabout.

• Construction of two new bridges to carry the A38 • The existing national speed limit on the A38 will be trafﬁ c over the roundabout. retained.

• New bridge over the railway for the southbound • The extent of the street lighting to be provided is carriageway. Existing railway bridge retained for the currently under assessment. northbound carriageway.

Little Eaton B6179 A38

Derby Garden Centre

Car Park

River Derwent

Ford Lane

Starbucks

Mobile home Ford Lane park access to A38 closed

Lambourn Drive

Realigned access track

New road Breadsall A38 layout DERBY A61 © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

Key benefi ts of the preferred option are: The main impacts of the preferred option are: • A38 traffi c can pass through the junction without stopping. • Potential landscape and visual impacts, particularly • Queuing on the A61 and local roads reduced. for residents in Breadsall. • Land take outside the existing highway boundary • Ford Lane junction west of the railway will be closed minimised and no direct impact on Ford Lane mobile to motorised vehicles. home park or Derby Garden Centre. • Land is required within the River Derwent fl ood plain • Pedestrian and cycle routes would be separated for fl ood compensation areas - the extent of which from the A38 traffi c. are currently under assessment. • Dedicated A38 to A61 southbound link road lane retained.

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Local access options at Ford Lane

With the preferred option at Little Eaton junction, the the future local access arrangements onto the A38 as existing direct access from Ford Lane onto the A38 would detailed below. be closed. We are presenting two options regarding

Local access options at Ford Lane Ford Lane (East)

November 2014 1,910 vehicles Ford Lane (West) per day With November Option L1 Closed 2014 3,330 vehicles per day With With Option L2 1,850 vehicles Option L1 2,610 vehicles per day per day With All traffic diverts with Option L1. New one-way local access from Option L2 3,360 vehicles No change in southbound per day Ford Lane to B6179 (option L2) traffic on river bridge with Option L2. 22% decrease in two-way flows with Option L1. 1% increase in two-way flows with Option L2.

60% of vehicles on Ford Lane Ford Lane/A38 junction (east) ‘cut through’ between the A6 closed. Option L1 & L2 Duffield Road and the A38 Abbey Hill. With Option L1, these journeys Derwent Avenue could divert via A6 / A38 Palm Court junction. With Option L2 the November southbound journeys could use a 2014 2,190 vehicles 40% of vehicles using the Ford new local access to the B6179. per day Lane / A38 junction originate With from local residential properties. Option L1 2,520 vehicles per day With Option L1, these journeys With could access the A38 via either Option L2 2,220 vehicles Derwent Avenue or Ford Lane per day and the A6. With Option L2, the southbound journeys could use 15% increase in two-way a new local access to B6179. flows with Option L1. 1% increase in two-way flows with Option L2. All flows at 2014 traffic levels © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

Option L1 Option L2 Close Ford Lane. No new link provided Close Ford Lane and provide new one-way link to the B6179

Benefi ts Benefi ts • Reduced traffi c fl ows on Ford Lane. • Shorter journeys for some residents in the Ford Lane/ Derwent Avenue area. • Lower cost of construction. • Maintains existing southbound traffi c movements. • No additional land required. • Removes ‘cut-through’ traffi c from Ford Lane.

Impacts Impacts • Trafﬁ c is diverted via the A6 (Palm Court) junction which results in an • Increased cost of construction including the need for an additional increase of some journey lengths from the Ford Lane/ Derwent Avenue bridge over the railway. residential area. • Some land take required with knock on environmental implications. • The number of local accesses into the Ford Lane/ Derwent Avenue • Trafﬁ c growth will lead to an increase in southbound ‘cut-through’ residential area is reduced from three to two. journeys. • Increased use of Derwent Avenue junction with the A6.

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A38/A61 Little Eaton junction

Options we have considered and rejected

The plans below show the options presented at the public consultation in 2003.

Little Eaton Little Eaton A38 B6179 B6179 A38

Derby Garden Centre Derby Garden Centre

Car Park Car Park

River Derwent River Derwent

Ford Lane Ford Lane

Starbucks Starbucks

Mobile home Ford Lane park Mobile home access to A38 Ford Lane park closed access to A38 closed Lambourn Drive Lambourn Drive

Rejected Rejected road layout Breadsall road layout Breadsall A38 A38 DERBY A61 DERBY © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649 A61 © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100030649

Option 1 Option 2

Options 1 and 2 were not progressed following the Little Eaton consultation due to low support from the public, and the B6179 A38 Derby Garden impacts on both local residents and commercial premises. Centre

Car Park Option 3 was subsequently reﬁ ned to: River Derwent

Ford Lane • Provide a more compact footprint. Starbucks

Mobile home Ford Lane park access to A38 • Reduce impacts on the River Derwent ﬂ ood plain closed Lambourn Drive and Derwent Mills World Heritage Site.

• Retain existing access arrangements. Option 3 This option became the current preferred option as shown on the previous display board.

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Environmental considerations

A range of environmental surveys are currently being to affect the identiﬁ ed sensitive receptors will then be undertaken to deﬁ ne existing environmental conditions in assessed. This will consider the following: the vicinity of the scheme. The potential for the scheme

Air quality Impacts on local residents due to dust and trafﬁ c emissions.

Noise and vibration Potential for the scheme to change noise levels at local properties.

Landscape, townscape and Impacts on the prevailing landscape and views from local properties. visual effects

Road drainage and the water Impacts on surface water (e.g. the River Derwent), groundwater and ﬂ ooding risks. environment

Cultural heritage and Impacts on the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, listed buildings and archaeology buried archaeology.

Ecology and nature Impacts upon local wildlife habitats, such as the Local Wildlife Site at Kingsway conservation junction, and protected species, such as bats, birds, badgers.

Impacts due to the disturbance of potentially contaminated land and impacts upon Geology and soils soil quality.

Impacts as associated with the use of resources and the generation and Materials management of waste.

Effects on all travellers Impacts on vehicle travellers, pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians.

Community and private Impacts on community facilities including homes, businesses, potential assets developments, public open space and agricultural land.

As part of the assessment we will:

• Deﬁ ne measures needed to avoid environmental scheme (e.g. noise barriers, landscape planting, impacts (e.g. by changing the scheme design). road runoff attention etc.).

• Deﬁ ne mitigation and management actions needed The ﬁ ndings of the impact assessment will be reported in to minimise environmental impacts caused by the an environmental assessment report

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What work is currently happening?

In parallel to this consultation, we are working on a • Environmental assessment of the potential impacts number of aspects of the scheme including: of the scheme.

• A variety of surveys such as environmental, • Assessment of specifi c areas of the design including topographical and traffi c counts. street lighting provision and fl ood risk assessments.

• Developing a detailed trafﬁ c model to provide the trafﬁ c The proposals shown at this consultation are subject to forecasting data required to aid the scheme design. the outcomes of these assessments.

• Consultation with key stakeholders. The Planning Act 2008

The scheme is classed as a Nationally Signiﬁ cant Secretary of State for Transport who will make a decision Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008. on whether or not the project should go ahead. We As such, we are required to make an application for a currently intend to make our application by spring 2017. Development Consent Order (DCO) in order to obtain Prior to the application, we will undertake further public permission to construct the scheme. The application will consultation to conﬁ rm the scheme proposals. These will be made to the Planning Inspectorate who will examine take account of the outcomes of this consultation exercise. the application and make a recommendation to the

The Planning Act 2008 process for nationally significant infrastructure projects

The Seven Steps

Pre-application Pre-applicationP Acceptance Pre-examinationP Examination Decision Post-decision

Attend our Develop The Planning You can register The Planning The Planning There is the consultation event Development Inspectorate has with the Planning Inspectorate has 6 Inspectorate will opportunity for Consent Order 28 days to decide Inspectorate as an months to carry out make a legal challenge. Provide your application whether the interested party the examination. recommendation comments by application meets so to be kept to the relevant 13 March 2015 View our the required informed of Registered Secretary of State proposals standards to progress and Parties can send within 3 months. proceed, including opportunities to written comments The Secretary of Attend our whether our be involved. The to the Planning State then has a consultation event consultation has Planning Inspectorate. further 3 months been adequate. Inspectorate will to issue a They can ask to set timescales. decision. speak at a public hearing.

How you can be involved

Submit Development Consent Order

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What happens next?

We would like to thank you for attending this consultation summary of comments and a description of how these event and we hope that it has been helpful to you. Your have inﬂ uenced the scheme proposals. views are important to us and will help inform the further We will then undertake a formal consultation exercise development of our proposals. before we submit our application for a Development Following this consultation we will consider your Consent Order to construct the project. At this stage there responses as we develop the scheme proposals further. is no ﬁ xed timescale leading to the commencement of We will produce a feedback report which will provide a construction. Contact us

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