Testun llawn:
Consultants are able to show that the transport assessments which form an important part of the evidence base for the plan are seriously flawed. There are major issues in respect of accommodating traffic through Warwick generated from new estates south of the river.
The road infrastructure in this town is already at full load now, we have lived off the Emscote Road and seen the increase (since 1993).
I had the most stressful journey (a.m 21/06/14) trying to navigate my way out of Warwick. This weight of traffic made me late! a journey that normally takes 10mins, took me best part of an hour!!! it was imperative that I was not late, it had a knock on effect and a lot of voluntary community work was put aside to pay for this time wasting. I have never experienced such high volumes of traffic leading out of our estate, travelling in both directions between Warwick and Leamington Spa.
This situation is not a one off, it is intensifying by the week and has been for some time now. The junction/traffic lights, controlling the traffic in and out of our estate is a complete nightmare and drivers heading from Warwick to Leamington constantly block the junction by travelling through an amber/red light causing traffic turning right out off the estate not to be able to proceed through the junction. This exacerbates the traffic flow, creating frustration and vexation, causing other drivers to pull out and block the road completely. This area should be cross hatched to avoid the situation worsening, which it will due to the increasing amount of traffic, which is as a result of building thousands of more houses in the area.
Warwick is now a bottle neck town and people still use 'Coten End-Emscote road-Warwick new road' as a main run from Warwick to Leamington Spa, very soon I can see this being like trying to navigate through a very busy London suburb. Warwick can not cope with this weight of traffic. When ever I drive out of our estate, bang!, I hit traffic and this is at varying times of day, different days of the week. You can now not assume you can drive to your chosen destination within a set time, it's a complete nightmare. We have lived in Warwick since 1993 and do not feel that there has been significant intervention to date, that is dealing with the ever increasing traffic through our town. Since 1993 there have been 8 addional traffic light sets/pedestrian lights put in place alone, between St.Johns and the Guide dogs, this has compounded the situation greatly. If this matter is not given due consideration and a proactive resolution put in place, we will become totally grid locked.
I Look forward to your thoughts on this matter and hope that something can be done regarding the junction in and out of Emscote Gardens estate.