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How to have your say

When youve read this leaflet, post everything you want to say to this address

by the 27 February 2009.

Or send an email [email protected].

Reader Beware!

This is a Totally Unofficial translation of the original consultation document.

You can find all the original papers and back-up evidence here:

www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/planning/

Lec Napal

Department for Transport

Zone 1/33 Great Minster House

76 Marsham Street

London, SW1P 4DR


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Who looks after the UK

transport networks?

There are three major levels:

International

The government looks at how airport traffic and shipping run

National

The government looks at main roads, national rail networks, flightsinside the UK, and waterways. This paper mostly looks at the national

network.

Cities and regions

Local authorities are the power behind local roads, rail networks,

buses, and other public transport.

What is the national network?

The Government want to focus on making sure there are proper links

between all the major cities, ports, and airports.

Do you agree that the Government should look after

international and national interests, and local

authorities look after cities and regions?


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This map shows the 10 cities, 7 airports and major

ports that the government will be focusing on:

Major cities

Ports

Airports


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Whats the big plan?

The Government wants to focus on developing routes between the 10

cities, 7 ports and major airports in the map on page 4. They are

looking at 14 routes:

1 London Dover

2 London Southampton (near Portsmouth)

3 London Gatwick

4 Portsmouth Midlands5 London M25

6 London South West and South Wales

7 Bristol Midlands

8 London West Midlands, North Wales,

North West and Scotland

9 Across the Pennines

10 London East Midlands, Yorkshire, North

East and Scotland

11 Felixstowe and

Harwich Ports

Midlands

12 London Felixstowe and Harwich Ports

13 London Stansted Airport

14 London Thames River Ports


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Whats planned for the roads?

Several roads are going to be upgraded to national roads:

A-roads

A1 from A14 to M1

A1033 from A63 to Salt End

A1053 Spur road to roundabout at Gate 4

A1046 from A19 to A178.

A1081 from J10a to A505 to spur to Luton airport

A12 from M25 to A14 at Ipswich

A120 from A12 to Harwich

A120 from M11 to Stansted

A13 from M25 to A1089 A1089 to Tilbury

A1053 in Middlesbrough

A160 to Immingham Docks

A168 from A1 to A19A174 in Middlesbrough.

A178 to roundabout A1185

A179 to roundabout with A1048.

A180 to Junction with A1136 outside Grimsby

A19 A19 to Middlesbrough, north from A174 to A689

A2 from M25 to M2

A20 from M20 to Dover

A228 to junction with B2001

A23 from M23 to airport roundabout

A249 from M2 to Sheerness

A289 from M2 J1 to A228.

A3113 from M25 to airport

A33 from M271 to A3057A34 from M3 to M40

A35 from M271 to A3057


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A4 from roundabout with A403 to where it passes under M5

A42 from Birmingham to M1

A446 to J4 M6

A45 from J6 of M42 to B4438, B4438 past BIA to A446

A5036 from M57 to A565A508 from M25 to A30 to A312 to M4

A556 from M6 to M56

A66 back to A19

A689 to A179

Motorways

M18

M18 from M1 to A1(M)

M180

M2 J1-5

M25 Heathrow Spur

M27 (except J1-3), M271

M275M42 from M6 to M1

M48 approach to Severn Crossing and the Severn Crossing

M57

M61

M62 from A1(M) to A63. A63 from M62 to A1033

Two roads will be downgraded to regional roads:M23 South of Gatwick spur

A696 from A1 to Newcastle Airport

Would you change this list, and why?


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Whats planned for trains?

On the railways, the government wants to focus on certain main journeys for

passenger trains, and then on certain sections of the track.

Main journeys Track sections

Bedford - Brighton London Bridge Gatwick

Bournemouth Manchester Birmingham New Street Manchester Piccadilly viaStoke

Bournemouth Soton Manchester via Stoke Reading Didcot Parkway

Bournemouth Soton Manchester via Stoke Southampton Central Birmingham New Street

Bristol Manchester Birmingham New Street Manchester Piccadilly viaStoke

Bristol Manchester via Stoke Bristol Birmingham NewStreet

Cardiff Birmingham Derby Nottingham Birmingham New Street

Derby NottinghamHaven Ports - Midlands N/A

Liverpool Street Stansted Airport (StanstedExpress)

All

London Birmingham Glasgow / Edinburgh Birmingham New Street Glasgow/Edinburgh

London - Haven Ports N/A

London - Kent Ports N/A

London - Southampton N/A

London - Thames Gateway Ports N/A

London Euston Birmingham / Wolverhampton All

London Euston Chester / Holyhead London Euston Crewe.

London Euston Glasgow / Edinburgh All

London Euston Liverpool All

London Euston Manchester All

London Kings Cross Leeds All


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Main journeys Track sections

London Kings Cross Newcastle/Edinburgh/Glasgow

All

London Orbital N/A

London Paddington - Bristol AllLondon Paddington Cardiff / Swansea London Paddington

Cardiff / Swansea

London Paddington Exeter / Plymouth /Penzance

London Paddington Exeter via Bristol &Westbury

London St Pancras Derby/ Sheffield All

London St Pancras Nottingham All

London Victoria Gatwick South Coast limitedstop

London Victoria Gatwick

Manchester Airport Glasgow Central All

Middlesbrough Manchester Airport York Leeds ManchesterPiccadilly ManchesterAirport

Newcastle Manchester Airport York Leeds ManchesterPiccadilly ManchesterAirport

Newcastle Manchester Airport York Newcastle

Plymouth Exeter Birmingham Leeds Newcastle Edinburgh

Exeter Bristol Birmingham Derby

Plymouth Exeter Birmingham Leeds Newcastle Edinburgh

Leeds York

Plymouth Exeter Birmingham Newcastle Edinburgh

Derby Sheffield Leeds.York Edinburgh

Reading Newcastle Derby Sheffield

Doncaster York Newcastle

Reading Newcastle via Doncaster Reading BirminghamNew Street

Reading Newcastle via Doncaster Reading Didcot Parkway

Scarborough Liverpool York Leeds ManchesterPiccadilly

The Government also has suggestions for tracks to focus on for carrying

freight. See the full consultation, pages 42-45.

Would you change this list, and why?


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Goal 1: more money for

the economy

In general, the Government wants to:

make sure that businesses who use the UK transport networks get

value for money and competitive prices

make current laws better, and easier to understand.

be careful with the money they spend on transport

improve reliability of main transport links

make transport systems stronger against bad weather, accidents,

terrorist threats

Locally, the Government also wants to support:

Speeding up main business and commuter routes, helping people

get to work Building more houses, but making sure the new houses dont

interfere with daily travel

Do you have ideas on more things we can do to

improve transport while improving the economy?

Are any of these ideas not useful?

How can we measure how successful the plans are, or

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Goal 2: Less pollution

The UK has to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas we make.

Over a half of all the greenhouse gases from transport comes from

cars. Motorcycles, rail travel and buses generate the least direct

pollution.

Do you have ideas on more things we can do to

improve pollution levels and get people to use more

environmentally friendly transport?


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Goal 3: Less accidents

The Government wants less accidents, and they also

want to improve general health by keeping air clean

and encouraging people to walk, skate or cycle when

they can.

They also want everyone to feel safer on our

transport networks, by keeping crime down, and

protecting them from possible terrorist attacks.

What ideas do you have about preventing accidents onthe UK roads and railways?

How can we encourage people to be more active?


Do you have any more suggestions?


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Goal 4: Open up the transport

networks to everyone

The Government wants to make sure that the transport network is

open to anyone who needs it.

This includes:

If you have difficulty moving around

If you find it difficult to pay for public transport

If the area you live in doesnt have enough public transport to

let you get to the places you need to go.

The Government has identified East Anglia, Devon and Cornwall as

remote areas that arent well served by transport links.

Because Devon and Cornwall have a larger population, they have

decided we should look into increasing services to Exeter.

What ideas do you have about improving

services for disabled people?

What ideas do you have about making sure everyone can

afford to use public transport and get where they need to

go?




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Goal 5: Reduce the impact of

traffic and improve local areas

The Government wants to:

Reduce noise from traffic, railways and airports

Make sure transport networks have as little effect as possible on the

natural world and historical places in the UK for the long term.

Improve transport links to leisure centres, parks, tourist places, and

community areas.

They also want local government to work on getting our towns and streets to

look nicer, but also have better traffic management so traffic can keep going.

What ideas do you have about

preventing noise pollution?

How can we be careful about the environment when

we make new roads or do improvements?



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