The AWPR Consultation
The views on the AWPR are mixed, but be sure that the road will have some adverse effects on the community of Kingswells. To ensure we get the maximum mitigating features included in the design of the road as it passes Kingswells YOU need to act now.
The views on the AWPR are mixed, but be sure that the road will have some adverse effects on the community of Kingswells. To ensure we get the maximum mitigating features included in the design of the road as it passes Kingswells YOU need to act now.
If you want to send an objection by email you can do so from the road sense website.
The documentation for the draft order can be seen on the AWPR website.
The documentation from the road shows can be seen on the AWPR website.
Maps of Kingswells can be seen here for South Kingswells (6.8 Mb) and North Kingswells (6.0Mb)
See below for more information . . .
Please don't be complacent because you think this will not affect you. The maps are presented in such a way that most of Kingswells is not shown. Please do not be fooled - the AWPR will be built high in the surrounding countryside and noise and air pollution will carry.
All the proposed routes considered in the consultation go past Kingswells. The largest community affected by the AWPR has had no real alternatives. In reality the best Kingswells can do is to mitigate the effects of the AWPR. The most serious effects of the new road are pollution by noise, air and light. There also implications for the wildlife around Kingswells being effectively cut off by the new road. There is also a significant threat by rat running through Kingswells and congestion of the road network around Kingswells.
The advice given by the AWPR team is to express your concerns in the form of an objection, and to continue to hastle the AWPR team itself. It would appear that if you sit back and say nothing then any mitigation on offer will go elsewhere.
The whole project will be under extreme pressure to save money. This can be illustrated by the policy to be adopted on mitigating noise. The response by an official at the road show when asked about how noise would be mitigated - the response was:
"The noise levels have been measured at various places along the route. AFTER the road is built the levels will be measured again and compared to the original measurements. If there is a problem then compensation will be paid."
Don't start counting the pennies!!! The payout is likely to be small and the effects WILL BE long lasting and will become worse as the traffic and noise levels increase with time. The best solution for Kingswells is to minimise the noise at source BEFORE the road is built. To facilitate this YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS.
Formal feedback on the Draft Road Orders should be submitted in writing by Friday 9th February to:
Chief Road Engineer
Transport Scotland
Trunk Roads: Infrastructure and Professional Services
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
If you want to send an objection by email you can do so from the road sense website.
If you want more information contact the community council, or come to one of the public meetings
Written By: IanC
Date Posted: 30/01/2007
Number of Views: 164
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