Mersey Gateway - Junction 11a
Highways England: M56 New Junction 11a scheme – Consultation Extension
As part of the government’s £15 billion investment in motorways and A roads as part of its 2014 Road Investment Strategy, Highways England recently undertook a non-statutory public consultation in your area to seek your views and opinions on our M56 New Junction 11a scheme proposals that aims to create an additional junction and improved links to the new Mersey Gateway.
The new Mersey Gateway Bridge represents a £2 billion investment with economic, transport and social benefits, including 4,640 new jobs, reduction in journey times and improvements to public transport facilities. As part of this investment, the new M56 Junction 11a will play an important role in increasing the benefits of the Mersey Gateway by reducing congestion, improving road safety and offering better access locally to the M56.
Although our non-statutory public consultation closed for feedback on 27 February 2017 we recently identified that some interested parties didn’t have the chance to submit their views before the consultation period ended and with this in mind we have decided to extend the consultation period from Monday 13 March until Sunday 19 March. Please note, a copy of this notification has also been distributed to over 16,000 residents to make them aware of the consultation extension.
If you or someone you know didn’t manage to previously submit your/their views and now wish to comment on our M56 New Junction 11a scheme proposals please ensure you/they do so before Sunday 19 March, any views submitted after this period may not be taken into consideration.
Once the consultation has closed, we will look at all the responses and compile them into a consultation report summarising the feedback received. We will then refine the option designs, incorporating the comments provided where practicable and complete our assessment work.
To submit your views or to find out further information about the M56 New Junction 11a Scheme, please visit our Highways England scheme pages online using the following links:
Webpage: http://roads.highways.gov.uk/projects/m56-new-junction-11a/
Consultation page: https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/m56-new-junction-11a-1/
Alternatively, public consultation brochures and questionnaires will be made available at the following locations, subject to availability:
· Preston Brook Village Hall
· Murdishaw Community Centre
· Murdishaw recreation Centre
· Brookvale Recreation Centre
· Beechwood Community Centre
· Frodsham Community Centre
· Frodsham Library
· Halton Lea Library
To give your feedback on the scheme, please ensure you complete a public consultation questionnaire. These are available in the consultation brochure (with a freepost reply) and on the consultation website (details as above).
If you require a paper copy of the brochure or questionnaire and are unable to obtain one from the locations detailed above, please email the Highways England Project Team at: M56NewJunction11a@highwaysenglad.co.uk or call 0300 470 2733 before the closing deadline and we will, where possible, provide you with a copy of the brochure and questionnaire.
For more information on the latest news and progress of the Mersey Gateway project please visit the Mersey Gateway website.
As part of the government’s £15 billion investment in motorways and A roads as part of its 2014 Road Investment Strategy, Highways England recently undertook a non-statutory public consultation in your area to seek your views and opinions on our M56 New Junction 11a scheme proposals that aims to create an additional junction and improved links to the new Mersey Gateway.
The new Mersey Gateway Bridge represents a £2 billion investment with economic, transport and social benefits, including 4,640 new jobs, reduction in journey times and improvements to public transport facilities. As part of this investment, the new M56 Junction 11a will play an important role in increasing the benefits of the Mersey Gateway by reducing congestion, improving road safety and offering better access locally to the M56.
Although our non-statutory public consultation closed for feedback on 27 February 2017 we recently identified that some interested parties didn’t have the chance to submit their views before the consultation period ended and with this in mind we have decided to extend the consultation period from Monday 13 March until Sunday 19 March. Please note, a copy of this notification has also been distributed to over 16,000 residents to make them aware of the consultation extension.
If you or someone you know didn’t manage to previously submit your/their views and now wish to comment on our M56 New Junction 11a scheme proposals please ensure you/they do so before Sunday 19 March, any views submitted after this period may not be taken into consideration.
Once the consultation has closed, we will look at all the responses and compile them into a consultation report summarising the feedback received. We will then refine the option designs, incorporating the comments provided where practicable and complete our assessment work.
To submit your views or to find out further information about the M56 New Junction 11a Scheme, please visit our Highways England scheme pages online using the following links:
Webpage: http://roads.highways.gov.uk/projects/m56-new-junction-11a/
Consultation page: https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/m56-new-junction-11a-1/
Alternatively, public consultation brochures and questionnaires will be made available at the following locations, subject to availability:
· Preston Brook Village Hall
· Murdishaw Community Centre
· Murdishaw recreation Centre
· Brookvale Recreation Centre
· Beechwood Community Centre
· Frodsham Community Centre
· Frodsham Library
· Halton Lea Library
To give your feedback on the scheme, please ensure you complete a public consultation questionnaire. These are available in the consultation brochure (with a freepost reply) and on the consultation website (details as above).
If you require a paper copy of the brochure or questionnaire and are unable to obtain one from the locations detailed above, please email the Highways England Project Team at: M56NewJunction11a@highwaysenglad.co.uk or call 0300 470 2733 before the closing deadline and we will, where possible, provide you with a copy of the brochure and questionnaire.
For more information on the latest news and progress of the Mersey Gateway project please visit the Mersey Gateway website.