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• A160 / A180 Improvements, Immingham

Existing Situation

The A160 is approximately 5.2km long and has sections of both single carriageway and dual carriageway. Currently, the A160 carries around 13,000 vehicles per day including approximately 5,700 heavy goods vehicles. At peak times, congestion occurs at Brocklesby Junction, in the sections of single carriageway and at some junctions along the A160.

Traffic flows are expected to increase significantly in the future, which will result in more severe congestion if the A160 is not improved.

The Proposals

Traffic flows on the A160 are forecast to be approximately 22,000 vehicles per day by
2030. The proposed improvements aim to:

• Improve access to the Port which will relieve congestion and improve journey times on the A160
• Improve safety for both road users and local residents.

Eight improvement options have been considered, all of which include upgrading of the A160 to dual carriageway. Each of the options proposes alternative layouts for the main junctions with the A160.

Where possible the opportunity has been taken to consider and improve local access arrangements.

Purpose of the Public Consultation

We want to hear the views of local people and those who might be affected by the proposals. Please help us to identify the most suitable option by completing and returning the questionnaire. You can also visit our public exhibition at South Killingholme Community Centre to discuss the proposals with Highways Agency staff and the consultants who are designing the scheme.

Environmental Considerations

Environmental issues are very important to us. A team of environmental specialists works very closely with the design team and is involved in all the key decisions. Environmental studies are underway so we can compare the effects that each option would have on the environment. These studies will lead to the publishing of a more detailed Environmental Statement for the preferred route. As part of this work we are consulting with a wide range of national and local bodies, including all the relevant planning authorities,

Natural England, the Environment Agency and English Heritage. An environmental specialist will be at the public exhibition to answer your questions about the potential environmental effects of the scheme options.

Some of the key environmental issues we are investigating are:

• The effects of changes in noise levels, vibration and air quality
• The visual impacts on local residents and rights of way
• The proximity to environmentally sensitive water features, including the Humber Estuary, Skitter Beck and Rosper Road Pools
• The proximity to sensitive ecological features or protected species
• The possibility of finding archaeological remains
• Changes to the surrounding landscape
• Potential effects on pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists.

How you can be involved

You can let us have your comments on the proposal by completing the questionnaire. The questionnaire can also be handed in at the exhibition. Please return your completed questionnaire by Friday 28th August 2009.

Please try and visit the exhibition where the scheme details will be on display. The Highways Agency and consultants will be available to discuss the proposals and answer your questions.

You will have further opportunity to comment for or against future detailed proposals when they are published under the Highways Act. Proposals will be on display as part of the publications of the Draft Orders currently programmed for 2011.

What happens next

Following these exhibitions, the Highways Agency will analyse the feedback and returns from the stakeholders and customers. Your views are important to us and we will carefully consider them, together with those of our stakeholders and other bodies, during the development of the proposals.