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Scheme History
A419 Commonhead Junction
Scheme History
The A419/A417 Trunk Road route runs between Junction 15 of the M4 near Swindon and Junction 11A of the M5 on the outskirts of Gloucester. The route is a strategic link in the Highways Agency's core network and is heavily used.
The route has been the subject of a programme of road improvements in recent years and is now dual carriageway for much of its length. Major junctions in the rural areas are generally grade separated although there are some at grade roundabouts, notably at Commonhead Junction to the east of Swindon and at Turnpike to the north east of Swindon.
A Public Consultation was held in January 2003, at which an overpass for Commonhead was presented. Concerns were expressed about the effects of noise, the impact on views and the closure of the one way access to Day House Lane.
81% of the responses received were in favour of this scheme which was announced as the Preferred Layout in May 2003.
In August 2003, the Highways Agency appointed Alfred McAlpine as the Contractor with Mouchel Parkman as their Designer and Nicholas Pearson Associates as Environmental Consultants to take the scheme forward under an Early Contractor Involvement Contract. WSP continued their work as advisor to the Highways Agency.
Public Information Exhibitions and meetings have been held with local interest groups during 2004.
The scheme has been developed incorporating solutions to address the concerns that were raised.
