8:10am Wednesday 10th February 2010
By David Paine
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.
• 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.
• 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.
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