Birmingham Road, Stratford - Improvements Consultation
Feedback updated 30 Mar 2020
We asked
Warwickshire County Council held a public consultation to ask Stratford-upon-Avon residents their opinions on how the A3400 Birmingham Road corridor could be improved.
The road is a main arterial route linking the A46 to Stratford town centre and retail destinations including Tesco and the Maybird Shopping Park. It’s also a local access route to a growing number of residential areas. The road is often congested with slow average speeds.
The need to tackle congestion on the corridor was identified as one of two key priorities from the Stratford Traffic Summits that were held last year.
The County Council had identified a number of transport proposals that could help reduce congestion on the corridor and improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. Proposals included improving pedestrian and cycle linkages, localised road widening, and a dedicated slip road into Tesco carpark. Longer term measures could include a new east-west link road.
The consultation started on January 22nd 2016 and finished on March 7th 2016.
You said
The majority of responses received were generally supportive of the proposals.
The proposal with the highest level of support is the proposal for a new slip road into the Tesco site, with 79% of respondents in support.
The proposal with the least level of support is the new link road from Western Road to Hamlet Way, with the majority of respondents (56%) disagreeing with the proposal and only 35% in favour. In contrast there was a high level of support for the new link road between Western Road and Maybrook Road, with 64% in favour of this proposal and only 21% opposed.
A full summary of Consultation Feedback is available on the Ask Warwicksshire webpgage here.
We did
Responses will help inform the development of a scheme proposal for the Birmingham Road corridor.
Results updated 15 Jan 2018
The consultation was launched on Friday 22 January 2016 and ran for a period of 6 weeks. A staffed exhibition of the proposals was held on Thursday 28 January and Saturday 30 January 2016.
Approximately 300 people attended either the launch event or one of the staffed exhibitions.
A feedback form was available for the public to comment on the various proposals. This was available as a hard copy at the exhibition as well as electronically online at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/birminghamroadstratford. In total, 184 completed feedback forms were received (71 manual, 113 electronic).
A summary of the response to each proposal is outlined in the document below.
Files:
- Consultation Feedback Report, 2.8 MB (Office Word 2007 XML document)
Overview
Warwickshire County Council is launching a public consultation to ask Stratford-upon-Avon residents their opinions on how the A3400 Birmingham Road corridor could be improved.
The public consultation will launch at 5pm on Friday 22nd January at Stratford ArtsHouse (14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon). Senior members from Warwickshire County Council and Stratford District Council will be in attendance along with Nadhim Zahawi MP.
Why your views matter
The County Council has identified a number of transport proposals that could help reduce congestion on the corridor and improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.
The road is a main arterial route linking the A46 to Stratford town centre and retail destinations including Tesco and the Maybird Shopping Park. It’s also a local access route to a growing number of residential areas. The road is often congested with slow average speeds.
The need to tackle congestion on the corridor was identified as one of two key priorities from the Stratford Traffic Summits that were held last year.
Proposals include improving pedestrian and cycle linkages, localised road widening, and a dedicated slip road into Tesco carpark. Longer term measures could include a new east-west link road.
Please see below for details of public events, information displays and online information.
Feedback forms will be available to complete at the exhibition and on line here.
Responses will help inform the development of a scheme proposal for the Birmingham Road corridor and the public will be further consulted on this later this year.
Councillor Peter Butlin, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning, said:
“We know that there are complex travel strains on the Birmingham Road, combined with a large number of side road junctions to a wide range of destinations along the corridor".
“33% of people highlighted congestion on the road as a priority to address at the Stratford Traffic Summits last year. Our proposals to improve the corridor are wide-ranging and I encourage people to give their views on the various options.”
Councillor Philip Johnson, Warwickshire County Council’s Chair of the Communities Overview & Scrutiny Committee, said:
“These proposals to improve conditions on the Birmingham Road corridor have been developed to reflect the various roles that the road needs to perform, for traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. I hope people will visit the public exhibition and have their say.”
What happens next
This consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us their views.
Responses will help inform the development of a scheme proposal for the Birmingham Road corridor and the public will be further consulted on this later this year.
Events
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Launch of Public Exhibition
From 22 Jan 2016 at 17:00 to 22 Jan 2016 at 19:00Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Senior members from Warwickshire County Council and Stratford District Council will be in attendance along with Nadhim Zahawi MP. -
Public Exhibition
From 28 Jan 2016 at 10:00 to 28 Jan 2016 at 16:00Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Representatives from Warwickshire County Council’s Transport Planning will be in attendance to answer any queries. -
Public Exhibition
From 30 Jan 2016 at 10:00 to 30 Jan 2016 at 16:00Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Representatives from Warwickshire County Council’s Transport Planning will be in attendance to answer any queries. -
Public Information Display
From 2 Feb 2016 at 09:00 to 7 Mar 2016 at 17:00The exhibition boards will be on display at Stratford Library from Tuesday 2nd February until Monday 7th March (Closed on Sundays)
Areas
- District: Stratford-on-Avon District
Audiences
- Anyone from any background
Interests
- Roads and travel
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