Sudbury Previous Options Option 2 Option 5 Traffic Signals - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Belle Vue Junction, Sudbury

Previous Options Option 2 – Option 5 – Traffic Signals Revised Roundabout

Revised Option 5 • Following on from the initial design options the preferred option has been developed further • Improving Ingram’s Well Lane provides a right turn from Great Eastern Road to Newton Road • This simplifies the junction / roundabout option further • This would provide a easier crossing for cyclists and pedestrians and be less detrimental to traffic capacity

Option 5b

Visualisation

Visualisation

Route for Right Turn traffic

Ingram’s Well Lane • Ingram’s Well Lane would be signalised at the junction with Newton Road to enable traffic to turn right • This would also include Chelsea Road as a staggered crossroad • It would be one way northbound • Some parking would be permitted • Footway enhanced at north end

Next Steps • We have had initial discussions with the traffic modelling specialists • They are proposing an iterative approach to refining the geometry in parallel with the traffic impact assessment • This stage will take 2-3 months • They are going to concentrate on the 5b option initially as this is likely to be the most deliverable

Shared Space Approach • Not one approach • Jan Gehl – shared surface with no delineation • Ben Hamilton-Baillie - shared carriageway with separate pedestrian areas.

Key Factors • Low Speeds – typically less than 20mph • Gateways ahead of area to introduce drivers to the shared space • High level of pedestrian and cycle movements • Easy to understand for all users

Jan Gehl

Shoreditch

Ben Hamilton- Baillie Poynton, Cheshire

Exhibition Road

Exhibition Road

Considerations • Treatment on approach • Two different styles • Speeds in area • Impact – congestion • Cyclists

Data Comparison • Traffic flows – Poynton = 27,000 – Shoreditch = 4,800 (48% cycle) • Scheme Cost – Poynton £3M – Shoreditch £500K

Other examples • Hamilton Rd – Felixstowe • Ashford - Kent • Seven Dials – Covent Garden • New Road – Brighton The form of shared space must be sympathetic to the area and traffic and pedestrian demands