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Scheme Review: Partial Solutions - A303/A344 Junction Closure
Introduction
The post-2004 Public Inquiry review of the A303 Stonehenge Improvement has been carried out in two stages. Stage 1 was completed in January 2006 with publication of the A303 Stonehenge Improvement, Scheme Review - Stage 1 Report. Stage 2 involved further assessments of the options for improvement and included a public consultation, culminating in the A303 Stonehenge Improvement, Scheme Review – Stage 2 Report.
The review included options for 'Partial Solutions' on the A303 in the vicinity of Stonehenge. In order to understand more fully the effects of the Partial Solutions on the operation of the A303 and the local road network, it was clear that a more detailed analysis based on up-to-date traffic information was needed. Fresh traffic surveys were carried out in the autumn of 2006 and a new traffic model has been produced, to provide the basis for further and more robust analytical work.
The first step in this further work was to model today's (2006) traffic flows and then to apply growth factors to assess the future traffic consequences of leaving the existing road network largely as it is (the Do-Minimum situation). Following this, the consequences of closing the A303/A344 junction were analysed as the starting point for a Partial Solution. This report examines how the new model forecasts differ from those previously produced, and presents the predicted effects of closing the A303/A344 junction.
The assessments in this report rely wholly on the new traffic model developed using the autumn 2006 traffic data which should more accurately represent future traffic volumes. A Scheme Opening Year of 2012 and Design Year of 2027 (fifteen years after opening) have been adopted, instead of the equivalent years previously adopted for the Stonehenge Improvement Review (2008 and 2023) which are now unachievable.
You can download a copy of this report below:
