A
few salient points taken from the letter (dated 6th February 2007) suggest that
they have considered four designs, and further developed two of these. They intend
to distribute a booklet to all residents in LFE, Thorpe Astley, and Braunstone,
in the near future. They expect to carry out detailed design studies in
June 2007, after another round of public consultation early in March. The letter
hints at possible widening of the A47 bridge which would require diversion of
the A47 on a temporary basis. This would not be expected to start until 2010.
The letter stresses that only residents likely to be directly affected
by the two designs currently being considered have been notified to date. Therefore,
we feel that the rest of the community should be made aware of these plans. The
Letter was sent by (and signed on behalf of)
Simon Kirby - M1 Project Leader
Highways
Agency,
5 Broadway,
Broad Street,
Birmingham, B15 1BL
Email: simon.kirby@highways.gsi.gov.uk There
was also a card bearing details of:
Xavier Woodward - Project Communications
Manager
The Arup Campus,
Blythe Gate,
Blythe Valley Park,
Solihull,
West Midlands. B90 8AE
Email: xavier.woodward@arup.com Details
of the formal public consultation are:-
Friday 2nd March, from 2pm to 8pm
Braunstone
Civic Centre
Kingsway,
Braunstone Town.
Leicester LE3 2PP and: Saturday
3rd March, from 10am to 5pm
Stafford Leys Primary School
Stafford Leys,
Leicester Forest East,
Leicester LE3 3LJ
This is all the
information we have at present.
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