Bristol/Bath to South Coast 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]

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

Findings

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
  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. "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.
  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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