Object

New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021

Representation ID: 39631

Received: 22/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Danny McCarthy

Representation Summary:

Though the document outlines the issues it makes no real mention of what to do about the Ashingdon Road and the number of schools, junctions and houses along its route.
there must be a plan to resolve this!
Ban lorries from part of the route?
Campaign for a by pass?
make it 20MPH?
widen it at bus stops to prevent congestion?
What?

Full text:

Though the document recognises the issues
north south
lower road
ashingdon road
rawreth lane
it makes no mention that there are railway bridges forcing large vehicles to use certain routes
nor does it state that lower road and rawreth lane are pretty much rural.
Nor does it state that ashingdon road is extremely urban, includes multiple junctions and five schools [seven if you include the two not actually on the road] or nine if you say the road continues past the Spa and so includes a further primary and secondary school.
Not only that but access to the Baltic wharf means large lorries travel along the bottom half of the route up to brays Lane and past three primary schools!
This makes it the most used most dangerous, most congested sub B road in Essex let alone RDC.
So what is planned to do about it?
It should not... it cannot be ignored.
There must be a plan to improve the air quality, the congestion and the lives of our children.
Why not reroute all lorries