A27 Chichester Bypass Mitigation Supplementary Planning Document - August 2023
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A27 Chichester Bypass Mitigation Supplementary Planning Document - August 2023
The A27 Chichester Bypass infrastructure to be funded
Representation ID: 6357
Received: 19/10/2023
Respondent: Friends of the Old Ford to Hunston Canal
Add underpass south of raised B2145/A27 junction for waterway/greenway to N Mundham for NMUs(non motorised users) to relieve local traffic on A27 and increase access to work, amenity, well being in shorter term and Active travel route beyond and flood relief south of Chichester in longer term. This provides added value to developments to justify relatively small additional cost of underpass and waterway/greenway.
Ford to Hunston Canal Society
If an improvement to the A27 junction at Whyke roundabout/B2145 raises the junction above the A27 an underpass could be incorporated south of the junction to allow an extension of the waterways and Greenway into Chichester. In the medium term this would help to mitigate any expected increase of local motorised traffic from new developments south of Chichester by allowing non motorised users (NMUs - cyclists, riders, pedestrians, mobility aided) to travel to Chichester and beyond (bus and train stations)without motorised vehicles. Furthermore if this was extended to N Mundham/Merston and Greenway beyond this would fulfill Active Travel plans east/west through the district and provide additional flood relief on joining the Chichester Flood Relief Channel at Merston via the old canal route. The route would propose to pass beside Whyke fishing Lakes across School Lane and Vinnetrow Rd to Marsh Lane, N Mundham.
