BAE SYSTEMS PLC ROF BISHOPTON Traffic Management Plan

5.2.1 Northern Access Road (NAR)
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
ROF BISHOPTON
Traffic Management Plan
24 th October 2010
A further construction access point will be established from October 2011 to
facilitate access to the Northern Access Road site only.
Only the main contractor for the Northern Access Road works and the
emergency services attending this site will be afforded use of this access point
and it will only be available from the west via Junction 31 of the M8. No access
to the A8 East of the site entrance will be available and signage will be placed
to advise this.
Emergency Service vehicles will not be excluded from Bishopton village
This access point and compound will provide small office accommodation,
welfare facilities, off-road / on-site parking and wheelwash facilities.
This access is required to avoid NAR Construction Vehicles transiting the
remediation zones within the main site.
On completion of this section of road, permanent public access will be
available though this access, however, this will only service new housing
developments, which will be subject to a further Planning Consent.
5.2.2 Southern Access Road (SAR)
A final additional access point will be established from November 2011 on the
A8 east of Bishopton Village solely to provide construction access to the new
Southern Access Road.
No construction vehicle access to the A8 West of the site entrance will be
available and signage will be placed to advise accordingly.
This site access is necessary to deal with the dissection of the SAR site by the
existing railway. It will service compound facilities for construction of the
carriageway north of the new rail bridge and the construction of the new rail
bridge itself (SAR North Sector) Compound facilities for the southern portion of
this new access road (SAR South Sector) will be accessed via Georgetown
Reception Centre.
It is noted that due to the form of bridge construction, large level areas are
desired to act as a crane platforms for lifting of 50m span steel members.
The area adjacent the A8 and the proposed SAR North Sector compound
affords this more readily and provides more suitable access for vehicles
delivering long span steel members.
Once the rail bridge has been completed then the SAR North Sector can be
down graded to a satellite welfare facility only, with primary access to this site
only available via Georgetown Reception Centre.
As the road will generally be constructed from the new roundabout at the A8
southwards, downgrading of this compound is a logical step.
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