Skanska has been given the contract to design and construct the new A46 Newark Bypass which will ease congestion for drivers, lower the risk of accidents and give businesses a more reliable connection for trade. It meets the B1444 where the road becomes a dual carriageway. The road passes through two roundabouts as a single carriageway, and acts as the Leighton Buzzard Bypass. Leicester Area Traffic Control warned drivers in the area to expect delays. Our events are as follows: If you have any further queries, please email: As part of our project development, we're carrying out a land referencing activity to understand land ownership in the areas potentially affected by the upgraded A46 Newark Bypass. Following further assessments undertaken by the designers on the Preferred Route Announcement, we have identified the need for flood compensation within the areas adjacent to the A46 Newark Bypass scheme. Policy SL04: Land north of the A46 Bypass (420 homes) Policy SL05: Land west of Anstey Lane (336 homes) 2.8 A housing trajectory is included at Appendix 1 of the Submission Plan and is dated September 2022. Mobile:07904191715 Office Number:020 37124640 Email:smax3ddesignstudio@gmail.com. The new Leicester A46 Expressway bypass would have run from the Hobby Horse roundabout at Syston in an arc around the city before crossing the M1 and joining the M69 near Hinckley. There are a number of steps we need to go through before we can announce a preferred route, and were continuing to work through these steps, along with the Department for Transport and the Government. All responses will now be reviewed and considered when making further refinements to the proposed scheme design. The statutory consultation on the A46 Newark Bypass has now closed. You can find all of our consultation materials and respond to the consultation by visiting our A46 Newark bypass consultation page. An Archaeological Survey of the Line of the A46 Leicester Western Bypass. Lane two (of two) was closed.". There is a link here by the B5380 to the A47. [9] The road becomes very straight and flat, passing through Middle Rasen Plantation and meets the A1103 from the right. The industrial area is accessed via a roller . The crash left one lane blocked on the A46 Leicester Western Bypass. [8] It meets the A1031 at a roundabout and passes the King George V Stadium on the right. ( Agency Pilot Software Ref: 4631 ) Email me updates about similar new properties Show similar properties Contact agents Between Leicester and Lincoln the road follows the course of the Roman Fosse Way, but between Bath and Leicester, two cities also linked by the Fosse Way . English. We followed this incident live. An updated statement from AA traffic says: "Slow traffic due to earlier accident on A46 Northbound from M1 J21A (Leicester North / Kirby Muxloe) to A50. We may not post any updates about this scheme for some time while we analyse the responses, but we will be carrying out more engagement with communities and stakeholders when we reach our preferred route announcement. In its most recent update, National Highways said drivers should expect to add another 35 minutes to their travels. Although our consultation has now closed, wed still like to hear from you. Drivers on the single carriageway on the A46 regularly suffer from congestion and poor journey time reliability. It was once in the grounds of the now demolished Birstall Hall. Harborough District Council leader Phil King was present at a meeting last week when Midlands Connect consultants updated the position on the expressway. The M1 between junction 21 and 21a is a pinch-point on the UK's motorway. The conclusion from this presentation is that the A46 Expressway to the east and south of Leicester as proposed would by 2051, do nothing to significantly alter the travel patterns and would only reduce delays very slightly, even if the existing network was not updated. He told district councillors this week: Many of our communities have rightly expressed concerns and alarm since this idea was first mooted five or six years ago. All of which means that the existing route, north of Leicester will need to be incrementally updated, challenging, but we are assured it can be done. We will use your feedback to help us make a decision on a preferred route announcement, and well make this announcement later this year. The A46 is a major A road in England.It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route.Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development. According to AA traffic, the delays are severe near the scene of the crash with an average driving speed of 5mph. Midlands Connect has confirmed the Expressway will not be part of future planning but has said it will not comment until it produces a report on the present situation in the coming weeks. 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To complete the work safely, well be closing a short section of one lane at locations along the A46. The road traffic incident happened on the Leicester Western Bypass northbound side at around 8.20am. Please find an alternative route.". The many dark red lines indicate slow to non-moving traffic which has spread along much of the Leicester Western Bypass. This short video gives more information about how we develop major road projects and the process we expect to follow to obtain planning permission to build the scheme. CONGESTION Location: The A46 northbound between the junctions with the A428 and the M6 . Five people have been arrested and one man has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. Thank you to everybody who took the time to provide us with your feedback on the options we presented. Leicestershire Police said a silver Skoda left the carriageway and two men inside were pronounced. A46 Leicester western bypass (LWBP) Road safety Poor road safety can deter investors by generating a perception of danger on the road network. The incident is causing heavy traffic. The 3-mile (4.8km) 45million dual-carriageway Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass, opened in summer 1996, contains 1-mile (1.6km) of the A46. Your feedback is important and will continue to help shape the design of the scheme before we submit an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). As part of the project, both options would include a new link and a new bridge over the A1 to the north of the existing bridge. Derby-based serviced apartment provider The Stay Company has added another site to its property portfolio. Since our public consultation earlier this year, where we presented possible options for improving the A46 between the Farndon and Winthorpe roundabouts, weve been using the local knowledge and views we received to help us develop the best option for improving this section of the A46. A 2011 survey, using 60 sets of data from police, Land Registry, Ofsted and Office for National Statistics named the village as the best place in the East Midlands to bring up children. English. Lane two of two on the A46 has now been closed, according to AA traffic monitoring service. The original (1923) route of the A46 was from Bath to Laceby, passing through Cheltenham, Broadway, Stratford-on-Avon, Coventry, Leicester, Newark and Lincoln. There is a break in the road here, and it resumes again at Festival Island where it takes the southern exit on to the three-lane Kenilworth bypass. Stratford is bypassed to the north as a single carriageway road, crossing the A3400 and meeting the A422. Drivers were warned to allow extra travel time or to avoid the dual carriageway where possible. We are grateful to local residents, groups and businesses that continue to meet and give us their constructive feedback. For the best experience please use a JavaScript enabled browser. As a result of the restrictions around holding public events due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we will be unable to hold face-to-face events and the consultation will be delivered primarily through online channels. It is satisfying to see that the Midland Connect experts have agreed. Loughborough into Birstall, or continue to junction 22 and take the Leicester A50 for 5 miles then turn left onto the A46 Leicester Newark Road. The A46 Newark Bypass is an important route connecting the M1 and Leicester to the A1 and central Lincolnshire. Our public consultation has now closed. A van, with a stolen motorbike in it, was asked to stop by officers. Artist impressions from selected locations, Preliminary Environmental Information (PEI) Volume 1 Main Report, PEI Volume 2 Figure 2.1 Environmental Constraints Plan, PEI Volume 2 Figure 2.2 Current Draft Order Limits, PEI Volume 2 Figure 2.3 Indicative Environmental Masterplan, PEI Volume 2 Figure 6.1 Operational Receptors, PEI Volume 2 Figure 6.2 Air Quality Monitoring, PEI Volume 2 Figure 6.3 Construction Dust Buffer, PEI Volume 2 Figure 7.1 Cultural Heritage Designated Assets, PEI Volume 2 Figure 7.2 Cultural Heritage Non-Designated Assets, PEI Volume 2 Figure 7.3 Cultural Heritage Events, PEI Volume 2 Figure 8.1 Zone of Theoretical Visibility - Existing, PEI Volume 2 Figure 8.2 Landscape Character Areas, PEI Volume 2 Figure 8.3 Visual Receptor Plan, PEI Volume 2 Figure 8.4 Zone of Theoretical Visibility - Post-development, PEI Volume 2 Figure 9.1 Statutory and Non-Statutory Designated Sites within 2km of the Draft Order Limits, PEI Volume 2 Figure 10.1 Potential Sources of Contamination, PEI Volume 2 Figure 12.1 Noise Important Areas, PEI Volume 2 Figure 12.2 Noise Monitoring Locations, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.1 Local Impact Area, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.2 Wider Impact Area, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.3 Residential Properties Situated within the Local Impact Area, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.4 Community Land Assets Situated within the Local Impact Area, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.5 Open Spaces and Recreational Routes, PEI Volume 2 Figure 13.6 Businesses Situated within the Local Impact Area, PEI Volume 2 Figure 14.1 Surface Water Constraints, PEI Volume 2 Figure 14.3 Groundwater Constraints, Staged Overview of Assessment Report Appendix A, Staged Overview of Assessment Report Appendix B, Staged Overview of Assessment Report Appendices C to F, Aerial view - Friendly Farmer to Winthorpe junction, Aerial view - Cattle Market to A1 crossing, Aerial view - Farndon Roundabout towards Cattle Market, Compensation or mitigation for the effects of our road proposals.