On the 30th June Hampshire County Council held an exhibition regarding their plans for the “Access to Fareham and Gosport improvements”. The exhibition was quite comprehensive and also attended by a number of consultants ready to answer questions set by the public. The PCRA have been asked to take an interest in the proposed improvements and where possible raise any concerns that affect the residents of Peel Common. From the exhibition it was determined that the most controversial proposal was the Newgate Lane Southern Section that included a new road bringing traffic closer to the Peel Common Estate.
The following points should be noted:
The new road will be a single carriageway
The old existing road (Newgate Lane southern section) will become a simple service road for the existing properties.
The new road will start at Tanners Lane and skirt around Woodcote Lane, pass alongside Brookers field and terminate at the Peel Common roundabout.
The following comments were made by Hampshire CC representatives:
The new road would be a more ergonomic solution.
The costs related to a new road would be similar to updating the Newgate Lane section of road.
There would be far less disruption to existing traffic when building the new road.
The following questions were answered by Hampshire CC representatives.
Question - By carving up the land with a new road would this present the likelihood that houses could now be built in this area?
Answer – Unable to foresee such an event.
Question – How would a single lane road system help improve the traffic?
Answer – The aim of a new road would be to keep the traffic flowing at the speeds needed to aid traffic flow.
Question – Why not include a proposal to simply improve the southern section of Newgate Lane and thereby keep the green area nearby as it is now?
Answer – The experts commissioned to give advice believe a new road is the best solution.
Question – Is there any funding for this new road?
Answer – Not yet.
The exhibition included a survey that allowed a Yes or No vote. The PCRA can vote on this as an interested organisation. Do you wish the PCRA to complete the survey?
Send an e-mail to admin@peelcommonresidents.co.uk and state YES or NO to the Southern Section proposed road.