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Newsletter issue 2 - november 2003

Newsletter Issue 2 - November 2003

The prime objective of the A500 Stoke Pathfinder Project is to assist with the economic regeneration of City of Stoke-on-Trent by relieving congestion on the A500 at the busy Stoke Road and City Road Junctions.

The scheme will also improve facilities for cyclists, pedestrians and buses, reduce the risk of accidents, and seeks to enhance and protect the environment.

The story so far

• Project announced in March 1999 as part of the Governments '10 Year Plan to improve our national trunk road network.
• Draft Orders and Environmental statement published in March 2002
• Public Inquiry held November 2002
• Secretary of State announces decision 15th April 2003
• Orders made and land acquired 2003.

• Construction work commences late 2003/early 2004

What will happen during construction?

The construction period will be 2 years. The contractor, Edmund Nuttall Ltd has initially set up his site office at New Caledonia Mills, Shelton New Road. The first works will be site clearance and fencing off works area. Traffic calming measures will be introduced in the Campbell Road area to reduce the risk of rat running.

Early construction activity will be focused on the two roundabouts at Stoke Road and City Road, this will involve the diversion of services (water, gas, electricity etc.) and watercourses (Trent and Mersey Canal, River Trent and Fowlea Brook).

This work will allow construction of the overbridges, which will replace the existing roundabouts, and carry local traffic over the new A500 underpasses that will be constructed later in the contract. Some of the main areas of activity are shown on the diagram below.

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