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9.3.11 Strategy Element
A12 and A120 Route Management Strategy
| 9.3.11 | Strategy Element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Action: | Set up Website | ||
| Priority: | High | Ref: | 12B |
| Initiation: | Comments were received during theinitial consultations requesting that information regarding roadworks,studies, etc be more readily available to the public. | ||
| Action description: | A website will be set up containing up todate information on planned works and activities which will be of interestto A12 and A120 users along with links to bus and train timetable information. The possibility of developing this to include real time information (egroadworks cameras and links to future traffic control centre data) onconditions along the route will be investigated. | ||
| Objective(s) met: | This will meet objectives OC6, OI1, 2 and 5,mostly integration objectives. | ||
| Benefits: | The benefit will be in improvements to theinterface between the Highways Agency and the road users. If users usethe information on roadworks and alternative traffic details, there isa chance that a mode change, even if only temporary, may result in acorresponding reduction in congestion. | ||
| Timescale: | A start on this has been made with the RouteManagement Strategy newsletters being available on the existing HighwaysAgency website. It is planned to advance the proposal in year one, though improvementsto the service will be ongoing. | ||
