Objection Letter - bullet points Submitted by: Jim
on Jun 20, 2006
Reason for the letter
State the reason(s) however obvious to you, why you object
to the proposed works
Your concerns
Highlight issues, the impact to you, your neighbours and the
environment, pollution – noise & light, the costs
of the works against the benifits , the long term blight to
your property
Highlight your understanding of the reasons for the proposal
works
The need for traffic relief at junction 21,
The reasons for the current problems i.e.; lack of investment
by the current & previous governments and councils to
give the population an alternative to the private motor vehicle.
Local commuters, with driver only vehicles junction hopping
due to lack of alternatives to the car
The Highways Agency appear adamant that traffic should run
at 70mph at all times.
Reasons against the proposal
No consideration of the amount of passengers contained in
the vehicles passing through the section.
The M1 is usually free flowing except for ‘certain periods’
of the day and school holidays.
No alternatives given to prove the proposed route is the most
cost effective
The HA model traffic will increase by XX amount vehicles over
a period of XX years, little point in throwing good money
after bad without addressing alternatives ie public transport
The high percentage of traffic through this section during
rush hour is drawn through the area to avoid urban traffic,
local commuters junction hopping.
Major road works on the A47 and construction of new M1 bridge
Construction of an elevated two lane flyover & hard shoulder
to motorway standard
Flyover with illumination creating severe light pollution
Noise barriers on an elevated section would be ineffective
Destroying natural habitat for wildlife across open fields
that may contain as yet undiscovered abandoned medieval villages
or churches
Isolating a section of fields by a motorway triangle
Blight for home owner over along period of time due to the
timescale to finish
Eight lanes of traffic in close proximity to homes
Cost of construction of x amount of bridges
Removing the majority of embankments and through the LFE area
losing any natural noise reducing qualities they may offer.
Offering Alternatives
A reduction in speed will allow for more smooth transition
of traffic through the section rather than faster stop / start
traffic. Variable speed limits need to be considered its all
very well have a 12-lane motorway through the parish when
18 hours out of the day only four are used
Land owned by the Highways Agency (land registry confirmed)
available to the South of the motorway service area as a viable
alternative site for a direct link to the M69 with huge cost
savings and well away from any residential area and constructed
without effecting current road system
Relocating the Motorway Service Area to south of junction
21, removing the current need for services access / egress
for traffic
Separating M1 traffic from M69 creating a new junction
Tunnel rather than bridge a link (benefits would include no
visual intrusion - and noise pollution) if they can build
the channel tunnel by bore and fill then a section of motorway
would be easy.
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