A5036 Port of Liverpool access Summary of the public consultation September 2017 A5036 Port of Liverpool access – Summary of the public consultation Introduction The A5036 Port of Liverpool access scheme is Option A – upgrading the existing A5036 part of our continued programme of investment in road with junction improvements at Hawthorne the country’s motorways and major A-roads. Road, Netherton Way and Copy Lane. At the The Port of Liverpool is the busiest sea-port in Hawthorne Road and Copy Lane junctions, the North West and it’s expanding. It’s the sixth additional capacity will be provided by largest port in the UK in terms of the total weight widening the existing A5036 to allow three of goods that go in and out of it. It’s also home to lanes through the junction in both directions. Liverpool2, a new deep-water container terminal At the Netherton Way junction, additional built following a £300m investment by Peel Ports. capacity will be provided with the construction of a new signalised roundabout with through It is expected that Liverpool2 will double the port’s lanes for the A5036. existing capacity and make it one of the country’s © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance Survey 100030649 best equipped and connected terminals. The A5758 Maghull Broom’s Cross Rd. port currently handles about 800,000 shipping Northway A59 A565 containers a year. This is expected to increase Thornton A5758 Moor Lane M58 to 2.5 million by 2030 following the opening of A5207 Liverpool2 in November 2016. Switch Island M57 Great Crosby Copy Lane With a big increase in the amount of goods Park Lane coming into and out of the port it’s critical that A565 A5036 the road network enables them to be transported Rimrose Valley Litherland Bridge Road Ormskirk Road efficiently. Kirkstone Road Dunnings Crosby Road North Netherton Way A5036 Access to the port from the motorway network is A59 via the existing A5036 which links the port with Seaforth Hawthorne Road LIVERPOOL Princess the Switch Island interchange of the M57 and M58 Way Orrell A566 which then links to the M62 and M6. The road Port of Liverpool DIAGRAMMATIC already suffers from a high level of congestion, unreliable journeys and has a high accident rate. The situation is predicted to get worse with future developments planned for the area meaning even more traffic. The main objective of the scheme is to improve the traffic conditions on the main link between the Port of Liverpool and the motorway network to help economic growth. We shared two options at a public consultation in early 2017 and gathered people’s feedback to help decide which option is best. A5036 Port of Liverpool access – Summary of the public consultation and stakeholders where we provided more Option B – a new dual carriageway bypass information about the two proposals. Members through the Rimrose Valley connecting of the project team were available to explain the Princess Way to Broom’s Cross Road. scheme. A new signalised roundabout will be provided at the junction between Broom’s Cross The exhibitions were attended by over 700 people. Road, Brickwall Lane and the new bypass. Responses to the consultation were accepted Broom’s Cross Road will be upgraded to dual through a number of channels: carriageway from this point to the junction with Switch Island. Edge Lane and Lydiate Lane Using the online questionnaire at www. will be diverted onto new bridges over the new highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/a5036- bypass. port-of-liverpool-access © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance Survey 100030649 At public consultation events by completing a Broom’s Cross Road roundabout Maghull Broom’s paper copy of the questionnaire Cross Rd. A5758 Northway Broom’s Cross Road section Lydiate Lane A59 Thornton By post using the freepost address printed A565 A5758 Moor Lane M58 on the paper copy of the questionnaire A5207 Edge Lane Switch Island M57 Great Crosby By email to the dedicated scheme Rimrose Valley email address: A5036portofliverpool@ A565 A5036 highwaysengland.co.uk y e ll a V Litherland e A59 s LIVERPOOL o r Crosby Road North m Ormskirk Road In total 2229 responses were received. i R A5036 Consultation findings Seaforth Results show that there is strong support to Princess Orrell Way Port of A566 address the issues of congestion on the existing Liverpool Port end of the bypass DIAGRAMMATIC A5036 with 72% of questionnaire respondents agreeing that something must be done. A further Public consultation 69% agreed that something must also be done to improve safety. The consultation ran for six weeks from 16 January to 27 February 2017. Information about the Agreement on which option best addresses these proposed options and a feedback questionnaire issues is mixed with 44% supporting option A, were available on our website (www.highways.gov. 31% supporting option B and a further 25% either uk/roads/road-projects/a5036-port-of-liverpool- rejecting both options or indicating no preference. access). They were also available at deposit points Overall 25% of all questionnaires had been close to the scheme and were sent to stakeholders completed by people who had attended a and residents affected by the scheme. public consultation event. Only 9% of online The consultation was advertised in the local questionnaires had been completed by people press and through leaflet drops. A press who had attended an event. release describing the scheme, announcing Almost three quarters of respondents lived on or the consultation and providing details of the near the existing A5036 with 88% indicating that information available was issued. they travelled on it as a car driver. A further third of During the consultation period we held six public respondents indicated that they regularly walked exhibition events for local residents, businesses along the route. A5036 Port of Liverpool access – Summary of the public consultation No preference/reject both options Preferred Option A option: Most respondents indicated they did not like 44% either of the options and would rather see another option chosen. The most commonly mentioned alternatives were: Option B Make better use of the rail network as 31% opposed to building new roads Build a new road tunnel People were asked to identify things that were most important to them in terms of influencing the decision of a preferred option. The top three No issues identified were: preference Rejected 16% both options Air quality 9% Protecting the environment Noise The main reasons given for these preferences Scheme cost was notably less important to were: respondents. Option A Need to preserve greenbelt land of Rimrose Next steps Valley The results of the consultation have been Negative impact on wildlife and natural considered in the selection of the preferred option habitats along with other factors such as meeting the Need to retain recreational facilities scheme’s objectives, safety and value for money. Option B The full consultation report is available on our Positive impact on congestion website (see previous page) or alternatively call 0300 123 5000 to request a printed copy. Positive impact on air quality on existing A5036 Additionally the Scheme Assessment Report, Concerns about traffic on or near A5036 containing further technical information about the scheme, is also available upon request. The announcement of the preferred option will be made in September 2017. © Crown copyright 2017. Highways England creative job number N170134 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any *Calls to 03 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or format or medium,under the terms of the Open Government Licence. 02 number and must count towards any inclusive minutes in the same To view this licence: way as 01 and 02 calls. 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