About the Lower Thames Crossing National Highways is proposing a new road and tunnel, the A122 Lower Thames Crossing . It would connect to the A2 and M2 in Kent, passing through a tunnel under the River Thames, before linking to the A13 in Thurrock and junction 29 of the M25...
Closes 19 June 2023
Investing in your roads At National Highways, we believe in a connected country where our network makes these connections happen. Our roads link with railway stations, ports and airports to give people a choice of travel and to support interconnectivity. When it comes to getting...
Closed 14 May 2023
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Closed 23 April 2023
At National Highways, it’s our job to plan, design, build, operate and maintain England’s motorways and major A-roads. In the Midlands, we have a network of over 1800 miles of motorways and A-roads that sits at the centre of England’s transport network. It supports thriving cities,...
Closed 21 April 2023
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Closed 11 April 2023
Our consultation has closed. The consultation on our options for the A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements scheme is now closed. Thank you for taking the time to submit your views. Our project team will now be reviewing all responses which will be...
Closed 19 March 2023
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
Update: Further Consultation
Our initial round of options consultation has ended however our Further Public Consultation for the A27 Arundel Bypass is now open for you to give us your views. Click on the above link to visit our new consultation page or visit our scheme web page to have your say.
The further consultation, will give local people a fresh look at all the viable options for upgrading the A27, using the latest available information. Please visit our project page for more information on why we’ve chosen to conduct further consultation and the next steps.
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We asked for feedback on our proposals to improve the A27 at Arundel. These were to improve the capacity of the road, reduce congestion, improve the safety of travellers and accessibility for all users while also delivering a scheme that minimises the environmental impact and respects the special qualities of the South Downs National Park.
A total of 2,062 people attended the exhibitions and stakeholder meetings that were held during the consultation period. 2,821 completed questionnaires were returned and a further 7,135 responses by letter or email were also received. Of the written responses, 132 were from key stakeholders while there were also 2 petition email response campaigns, co-ordinated by Friends of the Earth and the Woodland Trust. These received 737 and 5,748 signatories, respectively.
The feedback we received showed that:
The views expressed and matters raised have been summarised in our preferred route brochure, with more detail also provided in our report on public consultation. You can find both of these documents in the ‘files’ section below.
We have selected a modified version of Option 5A as our preferred route for this scheme.
By providing a new dual carriageway bypass between the Crossbush junction to the east of Arundel and a new junction between Binsted Lane and Yapton Lane to the west, Option 5A will provide a long-term solution to relieve congestion and delays in the area, and help reduce feeling of division in the town centre. It will also:
Having taken feedback from the public consultation into account, we have modified the design to address some of the concerns that were raised during the consultation:
To further improve safety:
To reduce the environmental impact:
You can see a fly through of the preferred route below.
To learn more about the preferred route, please see the documents below. For more information on the development of the project and to subscribe to our web alerts, please visit the scheme web page.
We asked for feedback an option to improve the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and Southfields Roundabout on the A303. To help analyse feedback received from the consultation the route was divided into two sections as follows
Section 1 – a new motorway junction and dual carriageway from the M5 to West Hatch
Section 2 – upgrading the remainder of the A358 along the line of the existing road to Southfields Roundabout on the A303
The public events were attended by 1,670 people and a total of 1,198 questionnaires were returned. The questionnaire responses received were primarily from members of the local community, with a number of statutory and non statutory bodies submitting formal reports and letters in place of a questionnaire.
When asked in the consultation questionnaire, ‘to what degree do you believe the scheme proposal has achieved the objectives?’ 53% of respondents either disagreed or strongly disagreed that the proposals would meet the scheme objectives.
The results outlined above were largely attributed to Section 1 of the scheme. Many respondents wanted to see more options for connecting the upgraded A358 with the M5 and more solutions to alleviate the level of traffic through Henlade. There was less concern about the principle of upgrading the A358 along the route of the existing road for Section 2 of the scheme.
We analysed the results from the consultation and have concluded that, before selecting a preferred route, it would be beneficial to hold a further consultation on our scheme proposals, with more options for connecting with the M5.
We have published a report summarising the findings of the first consultation.
This report summarises how the first consultation was handled and the responses that were received. It does not include our response to them though. This will be included in a further consultation report, which will be written after the new consultation ended, and published when we make our preferred route announcement for the scheme.
Fnd out more about the new consultation.
This is the 2017 consultation. For the 2020 consultation please visit the 2020 consultation page.
You can also visit the 2019 consultation page.
We asked for feedback on our proposals to improve journeys by creating a new dual carriageway and improve the Black Cat junction on the A1.
We put forward four options to improve the route and 3 options to upgrade the Black Cat roundabout.
You can view our Report on Consultation and the Preferred Route Announcement in the 'Results' section below.
We have chosen the Orange route and Option C as our preferred route.
We read and considered every response and comment you gave us and, together with the results of our technical assessments, used this to review and improve our initial proposals.
We have adjusted the alignment of the proposed dual carriageway to allow for potential growth around St Neots, to take into account issues such as landfill sites and power lines and to address the response from local communities.
We have also reduced the height and visual impact of the new junction at Black Cat by lowering the A1.
Together, the new carriageway and junction improvements will:
Offer quicker, safer and more reliable journeys
Unlock regional and local growth
Help life in local villages by putting the right traffic on the right roads
In addition, the route has the least impact on the environment, wildlife, designated sites and heritage sites out of the three options we presented.
You can find out more in our Preferred Route booklet and maps in the 'Results' section below.