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Contents
    Introduction............................................................................................. 3

    The Scheme............................................................................................ 4

    A52 Gamston roundabout scheme design proposal................................ 5

    A52 Stragglethorpe Road junction scheme design proposal.................... 6

    A52 Bingham Road junction (also known as Harlequin junction)
    scheme design proposal......................................................................... 9

    A52 Silverdale junction scheme design proposal................................... 11

    Benefits of the scheme.......................................................................... 12

    Minimising the impact of construction.................................................... 12

    Environment.......................................................................................... 12

    Next steps: Smaller junctions................................................................. 13

    How you can contact us........................................................................ 13

    Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft junctions:
    What’s Next?......................................................................................... 14

    Community update: Other works............................................................ 15

We are making journeys
better in the East Midlands by
operating, maintaining and modernising
major A roads and motorways - delivering an extensive
government investment programme.

We’re committed to ensuring that the region’s roads are fit for
now and the future.

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A52 Nottingham junctions - Improvements - Highways England
Aerial view of A52 Gamston roundabout

Introduction
Investing in our roads                              Why the scheme is needed
At Highways England we believe in a                 The A52 is the key east-west link across
connected country and our network makes             the East Midlands. The route is subject
these connections happen. We strive to              to congestion at its junctions due to
improve our major roads and motorways –             capacity issues, resulting in significant
engineering the future to keep people moving        queuing and delays.
today and moving better tomorrow. We want
to make sure all our major roads are more           Several junctions require improvements
dependable, durable and, most importantly,          to cope with the existing problems and
safe. That’s why we’re delivering £15 billion       provide capacity for the increase in traffic
of investment on our network – the largest          anticipated when the local developments
investment in a generation.                         are completed.

The A52 Nottingham Junctions project is a           Smaller Junctions
critical part of this investment and will improve   In this brochure we explain our design
journeys and support development along the          proposals for improvements at the four
A52 and around Nottinghamshire.                     smaller junctions in more detail:

                                                      A52 Gamston roundabout
                                                      A52 Stragglethorpe Road junction
                                                      A52 Bingham Road junction
                                                      A52/A453 Silverdale junction

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A52 Nottingham junctions - Improvements - Highways England
The scheme
The A52 Nottingham Junctions scheme                                     In January 2019 we held local community events
comprises of 8 junctions along the A52 that                             to talk our customers through our proposals
require improvements to cope with the existing                          for the larger junctions; Nottingham Knight and
problems and provide capacity for the increase                          Wheatcroft.
in traffic anticipated when planned local
                                                                        At those events you asked for more opportunity
developments are completed.
                                                                        to engage with us about the development of the
In 2017 we completed the improvements to two                            smaller junction improvements before construction
of the smaller junctions:                                               started, which was previously planned to
    Nottingham Road junction                                            commence at the end of 2019.
    Cropwell Road junction                                              Taking on board your feedback we now plan to
To keep disruption to road users and local                              start construction in the 2020/2021 financial year
communities to a minimum we plan to improve                             to give us more time to carry out this engagement
the remaining six junctions in two major                                with the local community and our stakeholders.
construction phases:                                                    In this brochure you can find more information on
The two larger junctions will be constructed                            our design proposals for improvements at the four
together:                                                               smaller junctions in more detail and will have an
                                                                        opportunity to talk to us about these proposals at
    Nottingham Knight junction
                                                                        our next community events planned in August and
    Wheatcroft junction
                                                                        September 2019.
The four smaller junctions will be constructed
together:
    A52 Gamston roundabout
    A52 Stragglethorpe Road junction
    A52 Bingham Road junction
    A52/A453 Silverdale junction

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                                   A 40mph speed limit will be implemented
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                                   roundabout to improve safety on the multi-lane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           improve safety by reducing turning conflicts
                                   approaches and pedestrian crossings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and increasing capacity
                                   All approaches to the roundabout will be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 New traffic light controlled crossings for
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                                   the number of vehicles that can use the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  All crossing points will be designed for
                                   junction, reducing the current queuing which                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             customers with disabilities.
                                   leads to congestion. This includes:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The existing bus lane on A6011 Radcliffe Road
                                                Widening the A52 approaches into and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        will be extended onto the roundabout to assist
                                                out of Nottingham from two lanes to four,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   the movement of public transport from A52
                                                to create two dedicated lanes for each                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Radcliffe Road into Nottingham.
                                                destination from the roundabout.
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                                                Widening the A6011 approach out of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          lighting, road signs, surfacing and markings.
                                                Nottingham from two lanes to three, to

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                              Our initial plans included a pedestrian crossing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           After further assessments to see whether moving
                              on A52 Radcliffe Road, near the Gamston depot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             the crossing would be safe and possible, we
                              You said you would prefer a crossing on the other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          have now changed our design to locate the
                              side of the roundabout near to the bus stop.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               crossing near to the bus stop as requested.

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    The scheme design includes:                                                improving driver journey time.

    Removing of the existing U-turn from the A52                               Improving the flow of traffic will reduce
    eastbound (towards Radcliffe on Trent and                                  emissions from stationary and slow-moving
    Bingham) to westbound (towards Nottingham)                                 traffic at the junction.
    carriageway:
          Drivers will still be able to make a U-turn using                 Drivers will no longer be legally able to enter
          the new U-turn facility at the Nottingham Road                    or leave the A52 via Sanday’s Lane:
          (RSPCA) junction (less than half a mile away).                       We are removing driver access to and from
                                                                               Sanday’s Lane for safety because a safe and
          Removing the U-turn will improve the flow of
                                                                               cost effective connection cannot be made
          traffic by allowing traffic to turn right from the
                                                                               between the two roads.
          A52 eastbound carriageway into Stragglethorpe
          Road at the same time that traffic turns left                        Access will still be available for pedestrians
          out of Stragglethorpe Road onto the A52                              and cyclists.
          westbound carriageway (towards Nottingham)

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         You had concerns about changing the traffic light                  Safety is our top priority. We will not change the
         sequence at Stragglethorpe Road and the impact                     traffic light sequence if it is not safe to do so.
         this would have on the gaps in traffic on the A52                  We take on board the local community’s
                                                                            concerns and have commissioned a study of the
         westbound for people to join from properties
                                                                            proposals to review the safety.
         along the A52 and from Bassingfield Lane.

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Cont...                                           The study will take place in autumn 2019,
                                                  where we will use cameras and people on site
                                                  to monitor the situation and gather safety data
                                                  before and after the traffic light sequence is
                                                  changed to enable a comparison.

                                                  When the traffic light sequence is changed:
                                                   The length of time there will be a gap for drivers
                                                   joining the A52 from residential driveways and
                                                   from Bassingfield Lane will depend on traffic
                                                   speed and flow.
                                                   The signals at Stragglethorpe will also be set
                                                   to leave a longer than normally provided inter-
                                                   green of 10 seconds at the junction to monitor if
                                                   this provides a sufficient gap time for residents
                                                   along the A52.

You asked for details of how many collisions      The table below compares the collision history
had taken place along the road between            for the section along the A52 from Stragglethorpe
Stragglethorpe Road and Basssingfield Lane?       Road to 200m beyond Bassingfield Lane
                                                  (westbound only) over a 5 year period from 2012
                                                  to 2016 to the number of collisions which would
                                                  have been expected if this section had the same
                                                  collision frequency as the national average:

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                                                  Killed or          0            0.93
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                                                  Minor/non-         6            7.20
                                                  injury incidents

                                                  There are less collisions on this section of road
                                                  compared to the national average.

Can the speed limit be reduced along the A52      The current safety data shows that the national
between Stragglethorpe Lane and Gamston?          speed limit is the appropriate speed for this
                                                  stretch of the A52.

Can the speed cameras along this stretch of the   The speed cameras along this stretch do not need
A52 be moved?                                     to be moved. This is because they are average
                                                  speed cameras; which means they assess the
                                                  speed of drivers between two points, not the
                                                  speed of drivers when they pass the camera.
                                                  Speed enforcement is carried out by the
                                                  Police. We will continue to liaise with the Police
                                                  regarding enforcement along this stretch.

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    Can we look into some signage for the houses     This is unfortunately not possible. Signage on
    by Bassingfield Lane where there is a sharp      our roads is determined by national design
    bend before the Bassingfield Lane junction?      standards to ensure our customers receive
                                                     consistent messages and that the number of
                                                     signs do not distract drivers.
                                                     There is already a junction ahead sign and a
                                                     direction sign at Bassingfield Lane. However, we
                                                     have planned work in Autumn 2019 to cut back
                                                     the vegetation in this area to ensure the current
                                                     signs are more visible.

    Why have Highways England not put a              The location of bus stops along the A52 and
    pedestrian crossing where they have put bus      on Stragglethorpe Road are determined by
    stops on the A52 particularly near the BP        Nottinghamshire County Council.
    garage? Can the bus stop on Stragglethorpe
                                                     We have asked Nottinghamshire County Council
    Road be moved? It causes traffic on the A52 to
                                                     to consider moving the existing bus stop on
    back up.
                                                     Stragglethorpe Road further from the junction.
                                                     They have advised that a stop at or very close
                                                     to the existing location on Stragglethorpe Road
                                                     is required to serve the travel needs of local
                                                     residents at Holme House.
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                                                     Council for further information about this at
                                                     enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk or 0300 500 80 80.
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                                                     seriously. We will therefore install a general
                                                     footage camera to monitor the frequency of
                                                     pedestrians crossing the A52 near the BP
                                                     garage at the current bus stop location as part
                                                     of the study planned in autumn 2019. We will
                                                     use the data gathered during the trial to assess if
                                                     there is a safety case to install a crossing at this
                                                     location.

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                                    The scheme design includes:                                                                                             New traffic light-controlled crossings for
                                                                                                                                                            pedestrians to cross the junction safely. All
                                               All approaches to the junction will be widened                                                               crossing points will be designed for customers
                                               to provide extra lanes and increase the                                                                      with disabilities.
                                               number of vehicles that can use the junction
                                                                                                                                                            Upgrading the existing drainage, street
                                               and reduce queuing. This includes:
                                                                                                                                                            lighting, road signs, surfacing and markings
                                                           Widening the A52 approaches into and out
                                                                                                                                                            The left turn from A52 eastbound carriageway
                                                           of Nottingham from two lanes to three.
                                                                                                                                                            onto Bingham Road will be removed.
                                                           The new lanes on the A52 would be for
                                                           vehicles turning right into Bingham Road                                                                 Drivers will be able to access Radcliffe on
                                                           and Carter Avenue.                                                                                       Trent using Cropwell Road or Golf Road.

                                                           Widening Bingham Road approach from                                                                      This will allow for a controlled pedestrian
                                                           one lane to two.                                                                                         crossing across Bingham Road to improve
                                                                                                                                                                    safety.
                                               New traffic lights to manage traffic and
                                               improve safety by reducing turning conflicts                                                                         It will also allow improvements to be made
                                               and increasing capacity                                                                                              to the phasing (timing) of the traffic lights,
                                                                                                                                                                    improving safety and the flow of traffic
                                                                                                                                                                    through the junction.
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The left turn from Carter Avenue onto the            Drivers will be able to:
     A52 westbound carriageway (towards
                                                        		 Turn left on to A52 from Hillside Road,
     Nottingham) will also be removed. This will
                                                           Woodside Road or South Avenue, or
     allow improvements to be made to the phasing
     (timing) of the traffic lights, improving safety   		 Go straight across A52 from Carter Avenue,
     and the flow of traffic through the junction.         travel along Bingham Road turn left at Golf
                                                           Road or Cropwell Road and then turn right
                                                           on to the A52.

 You said                                               We did

 You said you wanted to keep the current left turn      This is unfortunately not possible.
 facilities in the new junction layout
                                                        Following your feedback, we carried out further
                                                        assessments to see whether keeping the left turn
                                                        facilities would be safe and possible.
                                                        Traffic counts to assess the number of vehicles
                                                        currently using the left turns into Bingham Road
                                                        and from Carter Avenue show the number of
                                                        vehicles currently using the left turns is low.
                                                        Implementing the left turn restrictions proposed
                                                        will enable traffic to flow more freely and safely
                                                        through the junction. For this reason, we have
                                                        decided to keep the proposed restrictions in our
                                                        design.

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             A52 Silverdale junction scheme design proposal
             The scheme design includes:
                                                                                                               The road markings on Clifton Lane will be
                 The westbound entry to the roundabout from                                                    changed to connect with the new markings on
                 A52 Clifton Boulevard will be widened to two                                                  the roundabout.
                 lanes to improve the flow of traffic.
                                                                                                               The roundabout will be widened on the south
                 A new bus lay-by will be created.                                                             side to support the safe operation of the traffic
                 The A453 eastbound entry to the roundabout                                                    lights.
                 (from Clifton) will have part time traffic lights*                                            Upgrading the existing drainage, road signs,
                 to improve the flow of traffic and stop queuing                                               surfacing and markings.
                 forming on the A453 eastbound (leading to
                 the A52).
             *The traffic lights will only be used during busy/peak times (normally in the morning and evening rush hour
             periods) to help improve traffic flow.

               You said                                                                     We did

               You said you wanted two lanes on the                                         We have included two lanes on the westbound entry to
               westbound entry to roundabout from A52                                       the roundabout from A52 Clifton Boulevard as requested
               Clifton Boulevard.
               You said you wanted traffic lights to                                        We have taken on board the local community’s request
               make it easier to join the roundabout                                        and will be commissioning an assessment to see whether
               from Westerfield Way.                                                        this is safe, possible and provides value for money.

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Benefits of the scheme
Improve safety: The project will improve safety        congestion and delays are significant constraints
with changes to the junction layouts to reduce         to future investment and economic growth. The
congestion and turning conflicts and introduce         improvements planned at the junctions along
traffic lights to manage the flow of traffic through   the A52 will relieve congestion and encourage
the junctions safely and more effectively.             continued investment in the regional economy
                                                       and support new corporate, commercial
Improve journey times: The project will improve
                                                       and residential opportunities; such as the
journey time reliability by providing traffic lights
                                                       Edwalton Housing development and proposed
and additional lanes at the junctions to manage
                                                       developments around Radcliffe on Trent.
the flow of traffic.
                                                       Improve access for pedestrians and cyclists:
Support economic growth: The current
                                                       New and improved traffic light-controlled
                                                       crossings will be built at the junctions to make
  Environment                                          it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to cross. All
                                                       crossing points will be designed for customers
  We will work to minimise our impact on the
                                                       with disabilities.
  environment and enhance environmental
  features wherever possible; such as
  introducing new planting to enhance the
  junctions and safe routes for pedestrians and
  cyclists wherever possible.
                                                       Minimising the impact
  We have carried out environmental                    of construction
  surveys at all six remaining junctions and
                                                       During construction, local residents and the
  will put measures in place to reduce the
                                                       travelling public may experience adverse
  environmental impact of the scheme,
                                                       impacts, such as increased noise and delays
  such as:
                                                       to their journeys. We will work hard to minimise
     We will keep hedgerow and tree removal            disruption particularly during the busy peak
     and pruning to a minimum during                   hours wherever possible, this will mean that some
     construction.                                     works will need to be undertaken at night. We
     We will limit any noisy work in proximity to      will be working with our contractors to develop
     residential areas.                                proposals before construction starts.

     We will use methods to reduce the                 The construction of improvements at the junctions
     amount of noise and dust produced                 will be carefully planned, using lessons learnt
     during construction.                              from the improvements which have been carried
                                                       out at Nottingham Road and Cropwell Road to
     Where we impact grass verges will replant
                                                       ensure minimal disruption to local residents and
     and seed them so they can return to their
                                                       members of the public travelling through the
     original condition.
                                                       junctions.
     We will ensure that new streetlights match
                                                       We are working closely with utility companies
     the current lighting so that local residents
                                                       to coordinate the works in the area to limit the
     and nocturnal animals will not be affected
                                                       disruption to the public.
     by an increase in brightness at night.
                                                       We will assess the noise and vibration impacts of
                                                       the project throughout construction and will work
                                                       hard to keep this to a minimum.

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Some existing vegetation will need to be removed        affected, we will put in place measures to reduce
during construction which may change the local          the impacts of our works, for example we would
landscape. We will carry out replanting around          ensure vegetation clearance would take place
the junction, which will be designed to blend the       outside of the nesting bird season.
scheme into the wider landscape as the planting
                                                        We will take all opportunities to re-use materials
matures.
                                                        and use sustainable construction methods.
There are no ecologically important sites in the
                                                        We will reduce energy emissions by using LED
area. However, where species are identified as
                                                        bulbs in all new streetlights and traffic lights.

Next steps: Smaller junctions

     Smaller junctions:
                                                   Continued engagement with our customers
                                 20to20
                                                   on our construction planning proposals
          Gamston                2021

          Stragglethorpe
                                 20to20            Commence construction
                                 2021
          Bingham

                                 20to21
          Silverdale                               All smaller junctions Open for Traffic
                                 2022

How you can contact us:
      0300 123 5000
www www.highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/a52-nottingham-junctions
      A52NottinghamJunctions@highwaysengland.co.uk
      @HighwaysEMIDS

      A52 Nottingham Junctions team,
      Highways England, Major Projects, Floor 5,
      2 Colmore Square,
      Birmingham,
      B4 6BN.

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Aerial view of A52 Nottingham Knight roundabout

Nottingham Knight and
Wheatcroft junctions:
What’s Next?
We are continuing to carry out safety, traffic and    we work towards starting construction, which is
environmental assessments as part of the ongoing      currently planned to start in 2022.
development of the scheme designs for the
                                                      You can also find more information about our plans
Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft junctions.
                                                      for the Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft junctions
We will continue to engage with local communities,    in the January 2019 brochure on our website,
our stakeholders and members of the public as         where. You can also sign up for updates.

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Community update: Other works
Other works planned in the area
Essential maintenance work planned between Gamston and Wheatcroft roundabouts
Planned: October 2019 to January 2020
Between October 2019 and January 2020 we will be carrying out essential maintenance work
between the Gamston and Wheatcroft roundabouts. The work will include replacement of
streetlights, resurfacing the areas of the road needing treatment, renewing road markings and
cutting back overhanging trees.
For the safety of our workforce and to reduce the disruption to our customers we will carry out
these works at night and will need to close the road in both directions while we do this. The
road will be open as normal during the day. Clearly signed diversion routes will be in place
throughout the works. Full details will be available on our website.

Other works planned in the area
Essential maintenance work planned near Bingham Road (Harlequin) Junction
Planned: January to April 2020
Between January and April 2020, we will be carrying out drainage improvement works on the
A52 eastbound carriageway (towards Saxondale) between Bingham Road and Hudson Way.
This essential work will include upgrading the drainage system and resurfacing the footways
and will reduce the risk of flooding on the eastbound verge and surrounding properties.
To reduce disruption, this work is planned to take place once the works near Gamston
roundabout have been completed.
For the safety of our workforce and to reduce the disruption to our customers we will carry out
this work at night (with any noisy works carried out before midnight). The road will be open as
normal during the day. We will use temporary traffic lights to manage traffic and where required
the road will be closed in both directions while we complete this work. Clearly signed diversion
routes will be in place throughout the works. Full details will be available on our website.

Other works under consideration
Nottingham Road (RSPCA) to Bingham (Harlequin) footway to cycleway upgrade
We are investigating upgrading the footway on the north side of the A52 between Nottingham
Road and Bingham Road to a shared use footway and cycleway.
If approved: once completed this would provide a continuous cycle facility along the A52
from the Gamston roundabout to the new facility for pedestrian and cycle crossing of the A46
at Bingham.
This upgrade is subject to investigation to confirm it is buildable and affordable, however we are
hoping to coordinate the construction with the proposals at Bingham Road junction if possible.

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