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Summary of Proposals
A5117 / A550 Deeside Park Junctions Improvement
Summary of the Proposals
The proposals have been developed following the addition of the scheme to the Government's Targeted Programme of Improvements in February 2002. This followed the public consultation on the Deeside Park Junctions Study carried out in Spring 2001. The proposals are illustrated on the enclosed plan.
The improved A5117/A550 will consist of a dual carriageway throughout, with two lanes in each direction as it is now. However at the 3 junctions, the main line will be separated from the junction either by a bypass, level change, or both. Access to the main line will be restricted from frontage properties and suitable alternative access arrangements will be made. This will allow through traffic to travel without interruption, reducing congestion.
An all purpose route will be provided for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians along the whole length of the scheme including safe crossing points to provide links with existing paths as described below.
Deeside Park Junction to Woodbank
The main traffic flow will be taken onto a new dual carriageway to be built on land to the south east of the existing road. It will bypass the traffic lights at Woodbank, still required under the new scheme, before rejoining the existing road line near Pleasant View Farm.
New slip roads will be provided for north-bound traffic, providing connections between the Deeside Park Junction and the A550 towards Ledsham, and for traffic seeking to leave or join the A5117. New slip roads will also be required for traffic heading south.
Woodbank to Parkgate Road Junction
No changes are planned for the road between Pleasant View Farm and a point just east of West View Farm, although a new bridge will be built connecting the severed ends of Lodge Lane. The road level of the bridge will be 7.5 metres above ground level. East of West View Farm, the main line moves north of the existing road, entering an 8 metre deep underpass below the A540 Parkgate Road. Access to the Little Chef and petrol filling station will be maintained from the roundabout.
Provision will also be made for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the A5117 by pathways provided on either side of the bridge. A public footpath east of Parkgate Road will be diverted to the bridge to provide a safe crossing point.
Parkgate Road Junction to Dunkirk
East of the junction, the new dual carriageway will emerge from cutting to cross the existing line of the A5117 at Ashcroft Farm and then bypass south of the Dunkirk roundabout making a direct connection with the M56 adjacent to Chester Gates Business Park. Most of the new section will be on shallow embankment of 1.5 metres.
The Dunkirk roundabout will be retained with direct slip roads to and from the eastbound carriageway of the A5117. There will also be a two way connecting road between Parkgate Road and Dunkirk, generally following the line of the existing road.
