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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement
Pedestrian and Cyclist Delay and Amenity
12.72 Whilst there will be an increase in the volume of traffic using the designated route, the increase is
not significant (i.e. less than a 30% increase) and is therefore unlikely to have any effect on the
level of delay experienced by pedestrians and cyclists.
Accidents and Safety
12.73 As the traffic speeds of vehicles accessing the site during the construction phase are not expected
to vary from baseline traffic speeds, there is not expected to be any associated increase in
accidents resulting from speeding. The baseline analysis of accident records demonstrated that
there are no significant accident clusters in the vicinity of the site, and therefore there is no reason
to consider that the incidence or seriousness of accidents will be affected.
Driver Delay
12.74 Whilst there will be an increase in the volume of traffic using the designated route, the increase is
not significant (i.e. less than a 30% increase) and is therefore unlikely to have any effect on the
level of delay experienced by other road users.
Significance of Impacts during Construction
12.75 The significance of the construction period on the local highway network has been determined in
accordance with the definitions in Table 12.6. A summary of the results of this process is
presented in Table 12.15.
Table 12.15 Significance of Impacts Construction Peak (2012)
Receptor Sensitivity Magnitude
Hobson Way Low Moderate
Minor
Kiln Lane Low Moderate
Minor
A1173 Low Moderate
Minor
A180 (southbound) Low Moderate
Minor
A180 (northbound) Low Moderate
Minor
High Medium Low Negligible
Minor Not
Significant
Minor Not
Significant
Minor Not
Significant
Minor Not
Significant
Minor Not
Significant
12.76 Table 12.15 shows that there would be no significant impacts on the study area during the
construction period.
Operation
Magnitude of Effects
Not
Significant
Not
Significant
Not
Significant
Not
Significant
Not
Significant
12.77 The magnitude of the effect that vehicles are predicted to have during the operational phase on
the specified study area is established in Table 12.16. Calculations have been based on the
annualised number of operational vehicles predicted to occur during the year of opening,
compared to the annualised baseline survey information plus nearby committed development
traffic.
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