Smart motorway junctions 16 to 19
Where is this smart motorway? Smart motorway junctions 16 to 19 A533 Nantwich 20 A533 A530 A534 Northwich A54 19 Middlewich Crewe A5020 Shawington 7 18 Sandbach A534 17 Knutsford 16 A54 6 Manchester Holmes Chapel A537 5 A538 Wilmslow Macclesfield A536 A537 Congleton Stokeon-Trent A53 Smart motorways are a Using our knowledge of operating technology driven approach smart motorways on other sections to the use of our motorways, of our motorway network we have improving journey times and further developed this approach for a controlling traffic flows through number of future schemes, including variable speed limits. a section of the between junctions 16 and 19. This approach Highways England is working to is known as smart motorways all deliver a smart motorway scheme lanes running (SM-ALR), where on the between junctions 16 the hard shoulder is permanently and 19. This is a major strategic converted to a running lane. route connecting people, communities and businesses, Signs and signals will be used carrying around 132,000 vehicles to inform drivers of conditions on per day. the network and when variable mandatory speed limits are in At present the route is place. These will be positioned on characterised by: verge mounted gantries on the left hand side of the road. Congestion Unpredictable journey times This scheme will support the a higher than average economy by providing much accident rate 1 needed additional capacity at a significant proportion of reduced costs while maintaining heavy goods vehicle traffic 2 safety for drivers, their passengers and those who work on the roads. 1. A higher Fatal and Weighted Injury casualty rate per billion vehicle miles based on the baseline data 2010-2012: junctions 16 to 19 Smart Motorway Safety Plan. 2. Department for Transport Traffic Counts (2015)
What you will see on a smart motorway The key features of a smart motorway all lanes running design are: message signs emergency refuge areas new gantries new signals new CCTV cameras lighting columns replaced Four running lanes in each direction, creating more capacity Electronic signals to control speed, close lanes and provide information to drivers Emergency refuge areas, with telephones, at regular intervals to provide an area of relative safety for drivers whose vehicles have broken down CCTV coverage over the full length of the managed motorway section to help identify incidents and manage traffic Upgrade of central reserve barrier to rigid concrete traffic monitoring loop sites signs concrete barriers low noise surfacing under carriageway ducts technology ducting
Public information exhibition We will be holding an exhibition in the local area, giving you the opportunity to find out more about the scheme and to ask any questions you may have. Join us (please note that the same exhibition is being held on both dates): Sandbach Town Hall Wednesday 22 July 2015 2.00pm until 8.00pm Middlewich Town Hall Saturday 25 July 2015 9.30am until 4.00pm High Street Sandbach Cheshire CW11 1AX Victoria Buildings Lewin Street Middlewich Cheshire CW10 9AS For more information please contact: Write: js 16 to 19 Project Team, Highways England, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham B1 1RN Email: J16-19SmartMotorway@highwaysengland.co.uk or visit: www.highways.gov.uk/j16-19smart
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