Home l The need l New visitor facilities l Current situation l Option 1 l Option 2 l Option 3 l Option 4 l Option 5 l Closure of A344 l What happens next l Have your say l |
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Closure of the A344 page 2 |
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Daily flows on the roads network near Stonehenge with proposed closure of the A344/A303 junction |
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Closing the A344/A303 junction The works required for the closure of the A344/A303 junction and a short section of the A344 up to the existing Visitor Centre would be relatively simple. The redundant carriageway would be removed and the land returned to grassland. Assuming access to the visitor facilities remains from the A344, via Airman’s Corner, the traffic impacts of closing the junction, without undertaking any other network changes are: • Additional traffic on the A303 approach to Longbarrow Crossroads from the east. This is the traffic that was previously turning right into the A344 and includes the traffic going to the Stonehenge visitor facilities. • Increased traffic on the A360 between Airman’s Corner and Longbarrow Crossroads. • More queuing at Longbarrow Crossroads at peak times and extended congestion on the A303 due to the effect of switching traffic to the A303/A360 from the A303/A344 route. The capacity of the roundabout at Longbarrow would be reached earlier (probably by 2/3 years) than otherwise would be the case. • An increase in traffic along The Packway, particularly in the early years. However in time (and particularly with high growth) The Packway would attract a similar amount of traffic whether the A344 is closed or not. • Improved safety on the A303 in the vicinity of Stonehenge. The impact of the closure of the A344/A303 junction on the road network near Stonehenge is shown above. |
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A344 and A303 junction as it is now © Highways Agency |
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A344 and A303 junction after environmental improvements |
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