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new Stratford Southern Relief Road...
TheTrinity Mead, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28 July 2004:
Drivers will soon find it quicker to get across Stratford
after the brand-new eastern extension of the Stratford Southern
Relief Road is opened on Thursday 12 August.
The new road – which connects the A3400 Shipston road
to the A422 Banbury road – will give traffic a new route
around the south-east side of Stratford. It also offers access
to the Trinity Mead housing development, which is currently
under construction.
The road will be officially opened by Cllr Alan Smith, Chair
of Warwickshire County Council, at midday on 12 August. Official
guests will then “test-drive” the new route from
the vantage point of one of Stratford’s famous open-topped
buses, courtesy of City Sightseeing.
The new road has been built by contractors Wrekin Construction
under the supervision of Warwickshire County Council. The
1.2 km single-lane carriageway has taken six months to complete,
at a cost of approximately £2 million. It has been funded
by Heron Land Developments Ltd, Taylor Woodrow and Stratford
District Council, the consortium responsible for Trinity Mead.
The scheme includes the construction of a single-span reinforced-concrete
bridge over Rush Brook, which allows pedestrians using the
public footpaths to cross safely under the road.
Cllr Alan Smith says: “I am delighted that Warwickshire
County Council is involved in this prestigious project to
provide access to the new housing development south of the
river Avon. The road will also provide a useful bypass route
on the south-east side of Stratford, which will help ease
traffic congestion at the Alveston roundabout. The project
is a great example of partnership working and we are pleased
that it has been completed on time and within budget.”
Cllr Richard Hyde, Councillor for Stratford-upon-Avon South,
says: “I am extremely pleased that this new road is
opening before the majority of the new houses on the estate
are occupied. Along with others, I have been pressing for
this road to help manage the ever-increasing congestion. Now
that the road is ready for use, we must continue our efforts
to improve the roads and junctions that link with it, to give
a number of realistic options for getting through and around
the town."
Issued July 2004
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