North-west ring road: where it could go (From Worcester News)

North-west ring road: where it could go

8:10am Wednesday 10th February 2010 in

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Both routes will run from the A449 Claines roundabout to the A44 Crown East roundabout.

New roundabouts are anticipated for the A4204 Martley Road and A443 Hallow and a new river bridge will be required to cross the river Severn at the northern end of the scheme. A number of bridges will be required to cross minor roads and watercourses.

Route A (red)

• From Claines roundabout the road would cross fields to the north of the Bevere conservation area to the river Severn
• A new bridge would be installed north of the weir at Bevere Island
• The road heading west would cross Camp Lane and bisect Tinker’s Coppice – ancient woodland of national importance – before joining the A443
• The road would continue west before heading south, crossing Mosley Road, Shoulton Lane and Hallow Lane, south of which lies Laughern Brook, disused quarry workings and a large pond
• Heading south the road would run near Little Eastbury Farm, off Hallow Road, before intersecting the B4204 Martley Road where a new roundabout would be installed
• From there it would pass across fruit fields and two large fishing lakes before the intersection with Oldbury Road on the outskirts of Dines Green
• The route then continues for about 1km (0.6 mile) across arable fields until it joins the Crown East roundabout.

Route B (purple)

• From Claines roundabout the road would cross fields to the north of the Bevere conservation area to the river Severn
• A new bridge would be built north of the weir at Bevere Island
• Away from the floodplain, the road would then turn south to follow the river Severn and would run to the west of a gravel quarry which is now used as a fishing lake and is near to mobile homes and chalets behind the Camp House Inn at Grimley
• The road would run west of the Green Park Arboretum but east of Hallow
• The route would then cut through Hallow Park and an arable field system before intersecting with the A443 just to the south of the village
• The proposed route then travels directly south west across more fields, Laughern Brook before rejoining the line of Route A just south of Little Eastbury Farm, off Hallow Road.