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Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study

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Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study
Ratified2004 (2004)
Author(s)WSP Group
PurposeTransportation study

The Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study is a transportation study initiated by the United Kingdom's Government Office for the South West[1] and Bath and North East Somerset Council in South West England.[2] It was undertaken by WSP Group[2] as a result of the de-trunking in 1999 of the A36/A46 trunk road network[3] from Bath to Southampton. The final study reports were published in 2004.[2]

Findings

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The study showed that an A36-A46 link road (to the east of Bath) would significantly reduce HGV traffic in Bath. It was also shown to reduce traffic volumes in Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon.[4] The proposed link road was costed at £40M.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Christian Wolmar (2005). On the wrong line: how ideology and incompetence wrecked Britain's railways. Aurum. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-85410-998-9.
  2. ^ a b c "Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study — final reports published". Government News. 13 February 2004. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Hansard 6 Jan 2004 : Column 218W". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ^ Federation of Bath Residents' Associations (21 June 2012). "Councils must work together on HGV problem". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Cost cutting claims hit Bath link-road". Commercial Motor. 22 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. ^ Nash, Sally (22 April 2004). "Cost cutting claims hit Bath link-road". Commercial Motor. Vol. 199, no. 5076. p. 14. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2013. – via EBSCOhost (subscription required)
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