The Project is currently at Phase 3 Design and Environmental Evaluation. The purpose of this phase is to develop the design of the Preferred Transport Solution identified in Phase 2 and undertake an environmental evaluation of the design to a sufficient level of detail to establish landtake requirements and to progress the project through the statutory process.
The Preferred Transport Solution was on Public Display in May 2022. A copy of all of the display material presented is available here. Following the conclusion of Public Display No. 3, the design team completed the Option Selection Report (OSR) and it has now been published. A copy of the OSR is available here.
The OSR contains all of the supporting detail behind each step in the analysis during Phase 2, documenting both the assessments undertaken and the decisions made.
As part of the Design and Environmental Evaluation stage of the project a number of field surveys, including environmental, topographical and hydrographical surveys will be undertaken in the coming months within an area which includes, but is not limited to, the corridor for the road component for the Preferred Transport Solution.Since the publication of the Design Update No. 1 in January 2023 for the Preferred Transport Solution in May 2022, the project team have been progressing the design of the active travel, demand management and road components of the Preferred Transport Solution. The 100m corridor for the road component published in January 2023 as part of the Preferred Transport Solution has been updated following detailed consideration of landowner engagement, stakeholder feedback, environmental surveys and design development. The design of the Active Travel component has been progressed and is shown on the design update drawings linked below. The corridor for the road component diverges at several locations from the January 2023 corridor and is also shown on the drawings linked below.
Following the publication of Design Update No. 2 in October 2024 the project team have been progressing the design of the active travel and road components for the Project. This work has now culminated in the publication of the proposed design. The design is subject to change.
A copy of the design update No. 3 drawings are available below in pdf format to download.
Design Update No. 3 May 2025 – Overview
Design Update No. 3 May 2025 – 29 Sheet layout (A3 Drawings)
Design Update No. 3 May 2025 – Information Boards
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