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Bypass is best A5036 option says Highways England
HIGHWAYS England has reiterated its view that building a new bypass is the best option to replace the A5036 Port of Liverpool route in Merseyside. The company have confirmed it would formally
defend its decision to opt for a Bypass after Sefton Council applied for a
judicial review, on the basis that a tunnel option was not included as part of
the public consultation.
Highways England chief executive Jim O Sullivan said:- "The considerable cost and disruption of constructing a tunnel and ongoing maintenance and operational costs meant it was never going to be a viable solution. A bypass will provide similar long term benefits to a tunnel; an almost junction free link between the Port and motorway network; at a significantly lower cost with less construction disruption and a much shorter delivery time when pressure on the existing road is increasing all the time. We want to continue talking to the Council and local people to ensure we deliver an A5036 Port of Liverpool route which can support the local and regional economy." Explaining why a tunnel was never put forward
as an option at the consultation, Tim Gamon, Highways England's regional
delivery director for the North West, said a bypass would deliver the same
economic benefits as a tunnel, but while a tunnel would cost more than ₤1.5
billion the cost of a bypass was around ₤250 million.
Delivering a bypass would mean handing back the existing A5036 to local people to provide a clear separation of local traffic from commercial and commuter traffic between the port and motorway network. Highways England will transform the existing A5036; delivering improved:- cycling facilities, better crossing and footpaths, improved connectivity on the Inter City routes crossing the road to benefit local communities. This is a highly controversial topic we would like to know your views on this. Please email us your views via sending them to:- News24@SouthportReporter.Com. |
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Southport Pier will be closed for improvement work
A section of Southport Pier will be
temporarily closed from 3 January 2018, to allow contractors to begin the 2nd
Phase of its ₤2.9m improvement works. The landward section of the pier, between
Ocean Plaza and the Marine Lake cafe, will be closed off to the public until
approximately March, 2018. This is to allow contractors to continue with a huge
improvement project to create additional jobs, increase visitor numbers and
secure Southport Pier as a valued asset for many years to come. The seaward end
of the Pier will remain fully open during the works, including the Pavilion.
Access to the Pier will be from the steps and ramp at Ocean Plaza, while signage
and directional routes will be installed to help guide visitors and residents.
Other works on and around the Pier include:- Specialist Perinatal Service appoints new manager! THE Lancashire Care NHS Foundation
Trust has successfully recruited a Perinatal Service Manager who will lead the
new team at the new, specialist inpatient unit in Chorley.
Earlier this year, NHS England selected the Trust as a preferred provider to run
1 of the 4, new 8 bed mother and baby units (MBU) in the country. The unit is an
inpatient facility for mothers with serious mental health problems during the
perinatal period. The new MBU means that the Trust can provide the support and
treatment that women need whilst continuing to be with their babies.
Last month, the Trust successfully appointed the Perinatal Service Manager who
will begin post in February. Philip Hayes, Perinatal Service Manager at
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust said of the appointment:- "I am so
excited about the new facility. It's amazing that our Trust has been given the
mandate to build this specialist unit and I'm proud to be part of the new
project. Thankfully perinatal mental health has finally been given the publicity
and governmental support it has needed for many years. Mothers will be able to
receive the care they need nearer to home whilst making partners and families
lives easier too with reduced travel time. There is a structured training and
recruitment plan to ensure that when the unit opens we are able to offer the
best support and care for mother and their babies. I live in the Chorley area
and there is already a buzz of excitement building as the project gains momentum
and staff I come into contact are asking questions about this specialist branch
of mental health care!"
The Trust have also launched its 5 Year Plan which contains 6 key elements, that together, support the organisation to achieve its overall vision of providing high quality care in the right place, at the right time, every time. You can read more about this by visiting:- LancashireCare.NHS.UK/5yearplan. |
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