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A419 COMMONHEAD JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT
A419 COMMONHEAD JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
1.1 The 1998 Roads Review announced a Blunsdon Road Based Study to investigate the problems of the A419 around Swindon. As a result two schemes were proposed to be added to the Targeted Programme of Improvements (TPI) programme, now known as the Programme of Major schemes:
- Blunsdon Bypass including a new two level junction at Turnpike Junction
- A new two level junction at Commonhead junction
Blunsdon Bypass was added to the roads programme in April 2002 and Commonhead junction improvement added recently in December 2002.
1.2 Further work has been carried out for Commonhead junction to decide if the new junction should be an underpass, overpass or a throughabout (a new signal controlled road built through the centre of the existing roundabout). This has been completed and has resulted in the scheme recently being added to the TPI programme, now known as the Programme of Major schemes.
1.3 This Scheme Assessment Report summarises the existing information for the site at Commonhead junction on the A419 near Swindon. It assesses the information including environmental, geotechnical and traffic, in the light of the three alternatives. The aim of the improvement would be to reduce congestion, improve safety and be constructed within the existing highway boundary.
