P-05-886 Stop the Red Route (A55/A494 corridor)
P-05-886 Stop
the Red Route (A55/A494 corridor)
This
petition was submitted by Linda Scott having collected a total of 1,275 signatures
online and 134 on paper, a total of 1,409 signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on the National
Assembly of Wales to urge the Welsh Government to withdraw its support for the
"Red Route" (A55/A494/A548 Deeside Corridor Improvement) on the
grounds that:
1) The construction of the
new road through ancient woodland, and across agricultural land, contradicts
Planning Policy Wales and the Well-being of Future Generations Act.
2) The recently published
plans for a new A494 Dee Bridge, widening of the A494 and other improvements
will deliver the Deeside traffic improvements without the need for the ‘Red
Route’.
3) The costs used to justify the choice of the
“Red Route” failed to account for necessary upgrade of the Flintshire Bridge.
It also does not include the addition of crawler lane at a major congestion
point on the A55, the hill out of Northop towards Holywell. Congestion at these
points will be made worse by the construction of the Red Route. The
underestimate of the costs used imply that the proposed road cannot be
considered value for money. Furthermore, the costs do not include the proposed
A494 improvements (outlined in 2).
4) The choice of the Red
Route was based on unrepresentative traffic surveys.
5) In considering the Red
Route the Welsh Government failed to adequately consult residents of the Flint
and Northop areas despite the major potential impact on their communities.
Despite costing over a quarter of a billion pounds, the new road would be
likely to lead to more traffic congestion in these communities.
6) The International Panel on Climate Change
has called for urgent action to reduce C02 emissions, saying we have only 12
years left to save the world’s climate. We need to be investing our limited
resources in sustainable transport like rail.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 16/03/2021.
The petition was
closed as part of a review of all petitions currently under consideration at
the Petitions Committee's final meeting of the Fifth Senedd, in light of the
upcoming election and the consideration given to this issue to date.
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consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be
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It was first
considered by the Petitions Committee on 25/06/2019.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 10/06/2019
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