Object

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 312

Received: 21/01/2019

Respondent: Mr John Pearson

Representation Summary:

Concerns over safety of Fishbourne roundabout - access, traffic, loss of right hand turn

Full text:

The Fishbourne roundabout is already one of the most dangerous roundabouts I have experienced in the area.
Accessing the A27 (towards Brighton) and/or either of the roads into town (Tesco and Terminus Road) from the Fishbourne slip road is a nightmare.
There are invariably three lanes of traffic to cut across - as people unwittingly(?) also use the left hand lane of the A27 (westbound) to continue on the A27 towards Portsmouth and one can NEVER be sure where these cars are actually going.
There is, in my opinion, a very serious accident waiting to happen here...
Please do not funnel extra westbound cars along the A27 to the Fishbourne roundabout by decommissioning the right hand turn off towards Chichester town centre and station at the Stockbridge roundabout. Increased numbers of drivers heading for Portsmouth will then undoubtedly seek to avoid any tailbacks in the right and middle lanes of the A27 by using the incorrect left hand lane, currently meant to be only used for Fishbourne traffic.