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1. IntroductionIntroduction1.1 The A6 Rushden – Higham Ferrers Bypass is a Highways Agency (HA) MajorScheme to provide 5.4 km of new road bypassing the towns of Rushden andHigham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. The scheme opened to traffic on 14 th August2003 and this report is a Five Year After (FYA) evaluation of the impacts of thescheme.Scheme BackgroundScheme Location1.2 The A6 was formerly the London to Carlisle trunk road. However its importance asa long-distance route declined with the development of the motorway network, andthe A6 was detrunked in September 2004. The Rushden – Higham Ferrers bypassis one of a series of bypasses built on the A6, others being at Rothwell &Desborough in Northamptonshire, Great Glen in Leicestershire, and Clapham inBedfordshire. Although now under local authority control, these schemes were builtby the Highways Agency as part of the Targeted Programme of Investments (TPI),since renamed Major Schemes.1.3 The location of the scheme and its context in the road network is shown in Figure1.1. The scheme falls within Northamptonshire and is covered by HighwaysAgency Area 8. However, following de-trunking, the former A6 route is now theresponsibility of Northamptonshire County Council.Figure 1.1 - Location of A6 Rushden to Higham Ferrers Bypass10
Scheme History1.4 Key dates associated with the A6 Higham Ferrers scheme are listed below: Public consultation (April 1985); Public inquiry (March 1992); Decision to Proceed (March 1993); TPI Entry (July 1998); Construction Commenced (April 2002); Opening of Clapham Bypass (December 2002); A6 Rushden to Higham Ferrers Bypass Opened (August 2003); A6 Rothwell to Desborough Bypass Opened (August 2003); A6 Traffic Impact Study (November 2003); and A6 Rushen to Higham Ferrers One Year After (OYA) Study (June 2005).Scheme Details1.5 The scheme is 5.4 km in length, and was constructed entirely off-line, that is tosay, on a different route from the old A6. The Rushden section is 3.0 km long, andis single-carriageway. The Higham Ferrers section is 2.4 km long, and is dualcarriageway.1.6 The northern end of the bypass starts at the existing roundabout junction of the A6and the A45 (Chown Mll). The southern end terminates at a new roundabout onthe A6. There are three intermediate roundabouts, two of which are at junctionswith existing roads, and one at the junction with a new link road to Rushden(named John Clark Way). This was built by the county council and opened inFebruary 2005, following the completion of the bypass. The bypassed section ofthe old A6 has been renumbered A5028. The layout of the scheme is shown inFigure 1.2.1.7 Near its northern end, the new dual carriageway has severed Stanwick Road. Theeastern part of Stanwick Road has been provided with a left in/ left out junctionwith the southbound carriageway of the bypass, and an overbridge allows nonmotorisedusers (NMUs) to cross to the western continuation.1.8 Further south, the single carriageway section has severed the access to HighHayden Farm from Rushden. The farm has been provided with a priority junctionwith the bypass, and about 300 metres north of this there is a non-motorised userover bridge.11
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