The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024

Operation phase local traffic monitoring

16.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a survey to assess baseline traffic levels has been undertaken at the following locations—

(a) B1137 Main Road, Boreham;

(b) The Street/Maldon Road (Duke of Wellington) junction, Hatfield Peverel;

(c) Little Braxted Lane, Little Braxted;

(d) Braxted Road/Braxted Park Road;

(e) B1023 Kelvedon Road, Inworth;

(f) Kelvedon Road, Messing;

(g) B1023 Church Road, Tiptree; and

(h) any other locations that are agreed between the undertaker and the local highway authority.

(2) No part of the authorised development is to open to traffic until details of an operation phase local traffic monitoring scheme has been submitted to and approved by the local highway authority, for the locations listed in sub-paragraph (1).

(3) The operation phase local traffic monitoring scheme to be provided under sub-paragraph (2) must include—

(a) a survey to assess baseline traffic levels at the locations listed in sub-paragraph (1), or confirmation that such survey has already been undertaken;

(b) proposals for an operation traffic survey at the locations listed in sub-paragraph (1) to assess the changes in traffic from the baseline carried out—

(i) within the first year; and

(ii) prior to the expiry of the third year,

following the date on which the authorised development is fully completed and open for traffic;

(c) details of the methodology to be used to collect the required data;

(d) details of the periods over which operation traffic is to be monitored; and

(e) proposals for the submission of the survey data collected and an interpretative report to be provided to the relevant local highway authority.

(4) The scheme approved under sub-paragraph (2) must be implemented by the undertaker unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local highway authority.