Originally Posted by
petromax
I've looked at the plan for a good two minutes and I defy anyone to tell me what this is actually going to look like.
It's a pity that Urban Design doesn't get a look in when there are road engineers about. Have we learnt nothing from the demise of Scottie Road?
I think everything that could be said about the Edge Lane Scheme has already been said in a different thread on this forum...
Regarding the Hall Lane Scheme, no residential properties will be adversely effected. The bypass travels mainly through the land that is currently used as the Royal Hospital Car Park, the wasteground near and including Fort Knox.
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The only bit i'm a little upset about is the reduction of Henderson Green slightly and the patch of grass between Smithdown Lane/Crown Street.
They are even making parking bay on Smithdown Lane opposite Archbishop Blanch for safer access to the school for loading/unloading/picking up/dropping off children.
Not to mention bicycle lanes, different graded tarmac on the hill for icy/slippery coniditons.
As for Sacred Heart Church... have you not looked at the plans? Clearly the bypass goes around the church with a new landscaped car-park and safe access to Sacred Heart off Prescot Street.
Onc part of the reason for this scheme is that many householders living along Hall Lane cannot get reasonable access to their properties with the incredible amount of traffic that uses Hall Lane/Prescot Road to get into the city centre.
As for it probably looking a mess... well it can't look much worse than it does now can it?
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