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Hamble Lane Improvements
1. Welcome
This consultation is an opportunity for local residents and businesses to provide
their views on the existing issues, the scope of possible improvements, and the potential travel-planning initiatives for the
wider Hamble Peninsula.
Please take a look at the exhibition
boards, ask questions and complete
a questionnaire.
Hampshire County Council is developing a scheme for improvements to Hamble Lane This exhibition aims to:
Provide information on the existing issues
Seek local views to inform the design
process
Present
some initial highway improvement options
Describe potential travel planning
initiatives
Outline the next steps for the scheme
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2. Existing Issues – Traffic Congestion Contributory Factors
Map data ©2017 Google
Main Issues
There are several factors which
contribute to the congestion and
journey delay experienced along
Hamble Lane.
The peninsula is constrained by:
• Its coastal location.
• The River Hamble and limited
crossing points.
• Limited road access with
Hamble Lane forming effectively
a cul-de-sac.
• Limited alternatives including
bus service provision and limited
rail service frequency and a rail
station with no car parking.
Lack of traffic capacity on Hamble
Lane combined with traffic growth
generally and that associated with
new developments, plus heavy
commuting in both directions,
(approximately 80% of which is by
car) compounds the problem,
particularly in peak periods.
Lack of capacity at key junctions
along Hamble Lane causes much
of the delay, particularly on the
northern section at:
• Windhover
• Tesco access
• Jurd Way
• Portsmouth Rd
.
Map data ©2017 Google
Typical Delay - PM Peak Hour, Tuesday 17:20
(Based on Google Maps Data)
Congestion at Windhover and
on the northern part of Hamble
Lane leads to rat-running.
Fast Slow
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3. Existing Issues – Main Problems Observed
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Ordnance Survey (100019180)
Very slow moving traffic on
Hamble Lane southbound,
from Windhover down to the
Portsmouth Road junction.
Queues can extend back
through Windhover towards
M27 Junction 8.
Very slow moving traffic on
Hamble Lane northbound,
from Hamble all the way up
towards Windhover.
Queues on the approach to
Hamble Lane on
Portsmouth Road, on Jurd
Way and in Tesco.
Slow moving traffic on the
approaches to Hound Road
roundabout.
Traffic heading southbound
on Hamble Lane north of
Tesco only uses one lane and
the left-hand lane is often
empty as further south
Hamble Lane is only one lane
in each direction.
Queues on A27 Providence
Hill on the approach to
Windhover and on A27 Bridge
Road heading towards the
Swanwick Lane lights.
Queues on A3024
Bursledon Road into
Southampton which block
back to Windhover and
impact traffic trying to
enter/exit Hamble Lane.
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4. Existing Issues – Junction Congestion Hotspots
Tesco Junction
• Traffic turning right into Tesco and right out of
Tesco has priority over traffic on Hamble Lane,
which can cause queues on Hamble Lane. • Traffic heading southbound on Hamble Lane can
only use one lane, which means the nearside lane
on approach to Tesco is often empty and queues
can block back to Windhover and beyond.
• Only one exit from the Tesco car park exacerbates
this problem, with vehicles often queuing in the
Tesco car park.
Portsmouth Road and Pound Road Junction
• A high volume of traffic turns right into Portsmouth
Road from Hamble Lane, in both peak periods.
• These vehicles have to wait for gaps in the traffic and
the small right-turn bay means vehicles waiting to turn
right frequently block vehicles travelling southbound.
• Long queues of traffic build up southbound which can
block back up to and beyond the Tesco access.
• Traffic uses Pound Road to bypass the Portsmouth
Road junction.
Jurd Way Junction
• Right-turning traffic at the Jurd Way junction has
priority over Hamble Lane traffic, which
exacerbates delays on Hamble Lane.
• Jurd Way traffic also has difficulty entering Hamble
Lane.
Hound Road Junction
• Notable PM congestion but mostly due to traffic
queue on Hamble Lane northbound which
prevents vehicles on Hound Road exiting
junction - caused by issues further north. Also
impacts Satchell Lane.
• Some AM issues due to lack of junction capacity
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All junctions suffer from a lack of traffic capacity and un-balanced priorities between movements
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5. What can be done to improve the situation?
Highways England Scheme to Improve M27 Junction 8 and Windhover
An improvement scheme for M27 Junction 8 and Windhover roundabout is
currently being progressed by Highways England as part of their ‘M27
Southampton Junctions Package of works, for which a public consultation has
recently been undertaken. The scheme also includes improvements to the
Bursledon Road / Botley Road junction.
The improvements to both The M27 Junction 8 and Windhover roundabout are
essentially required in advance of improvements to Hamble Lane to ensure that
traffic can get out at the northern end of the peninsula, before attempting to
increase the speed at which that traffic arrives there.
The Improvements to M27 Junction 8 and Windhover form one of two key
components in the package of works needed to improve traffic flows in
this area, with the Hampshire County Council scheme for Hamble Lane
that is currently being developed, forming the second component.
Windhover M27 Junction 8 Bursledon Rd / Botley Rd
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6. What can be done to improve the situation?
Consideration of revised / improved
access arrangements for Tesco
including signalisation and widening
of the junction with Hamble Lane.
Consideration of capacity
improvements / signalisation and
widening at the Jurd Way junction.
Consideration of widening Hamble
Lane between the Tesco and
Portsmouth Road junctions.
Reconfiguration of the Portsmouth
Road junction, including signalisation,
widening and banned movements.
Consideration of measures to reduce
rat-running at Lowford Hill.
Consideration of improvements at the
Pound Road junction.
Consideration of measures to improve
traffic flow at Hound Rd roundabout.
Potential Measures to Improve Traffic Flow Along Hamble Lane
We want your help to develop a scheme
which seeks to address local issues as far
as possible.
The key issues have been highlighted in
previous slides however these are not
exclusive.
There are a number of improvements which
are likely to be required for Hamble Lane
and before undertaking feasibility design
work to identify a preferred scheme we
would like to ensure that we have a full
understanding of all the issues which we
can then prioritise and seek to address.
The main suggested next steps are
identified on the adjacent map and in the
questionnaire, which includes location
specific questions to seek local views on
the way forward.
The preferred scheme is likely to
involve a combination of junction
improvements and localised widening
where this can be accommodated,
along with other measures outlined in
the following slides.
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7. What can be done to improve the situation?
How people currently travel
It is recognised that there are a number of important businesses on the Hamble
peninsula and commuting to work is frustrated by delays and congestion.
It is recognised that Hamble is a desirable place to live and many people that live on the
Hamble peninsula commute off the peninsula each day.
Attempting to reduce the reliance on the private car is considered to be
a vital component of any scheme to improve Hamble Lane.
For journeys to work from the
Hamble area approximately
77% of people use a car or
van, 10% travel on foot, 4%
use a bicycle, 4% use a
bus/minibus/coach, 4% use
the train, and 1% use a
motorcycle (Based on 2011
Census).
For journeys to work in the
Hamble area approximately
84% of people use a car or
van, 6% travel on foot, 4% use
a bicycle, 3% use a
bus/minibus/coach, 1% use
the train, and 1.5% use a
motorcycle (Based on 2011
Census).
This is part of the problem.
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8. What can be done to improve the situation?
How could people travel? What improvements would help?
We can all help solve the problem. Traffic growth associated with new development, compounded with traffic growth generally, increased car ownership and longer commuting journeys all serve to increase the pressure on our road networks.
In areas where the highway network is particularly constrained such as the Hamble peninsula travel and journey planning measures are a fundamental part of the overall solution.
Types of initiatives which could be considered, subject to funding, are:
• A business/community travel-planning forum • Car sharing schemes • Improved information on alternatives to the car • Shuttle bus service between Hamble and Windhover areas • Shuttle Bus service between Hamble Rail station and locations in Hamble • Improved school transport • Better bus provision along Hamble Lane • Improved train service frequency to Hamble station e.g. 2 trains per
hour* • Improved access / facilities at Hamble Rail Station • Car parking at Hamble Rail Station • More cycle parking at Hamble Rail Station • Better cycle provision along the Hamble Lane corridor • Better pedestrian facilities along Hamble Lane
These initiatives may not be new ideas but now is the time to consider how some or all of these measures could be made to work to help improve access to the peninsula for all. If we all reviewed our travel patterns for just one day a week it would help to reduce congestion. * Proposed in the AM peak in the current South Western Railway Timetable Consultation http://goo.gl/bxdbbd
Individual car sharing
https://liftshare.com/uk/community/hants
Corporate Car sharing
https://faxi.co.uk/ - Incentivising
employees to transport co-workers
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9. Where Next?
What do you think? Your views are important
Your feedback will help identify the preferred way forward and will inform the design process for the
scheme. A report will be taken to Hampshire County Council’s Executive Member for Environment and
Transport in Spring 2018 which summarises the feedback from this consultation and seeks approval to
undertake a further round of public consultation on a preferred way forward in the Spring / Summer 2018.
Please fill out a paper questionnaire to let us know what you think. Alternatively go on-line at
www.hants.gov.uk/transportschemes and search for ‘Hamble Lane’ to leave your comments via the on-
line survey.
This exhibition material is also available to download on this website.
Contact us:
Strategic Transport
Hampshire County Council
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UJ
Email address: [email protected]
(please type ‘Hamble Lane’ in
the subject line)
Phone:
0300 555 1388
Thank you for visiting the exhibition. The consultation is open for a six week
period from 27th November 2017 to 7th January 2018. The closing date for all
responses is 7th January 2018.
November 2017-January 2018
Public Consultation
December 2017 – Spring 2018
Design and Testing of Options in light of
feedback from consultation
Spring 2018 Report to Executive
Member for Environment & Transport (EMET) to provide consultation
feedback and to report on preferred way forward
Spring 2018
Public Consultation on Preferred Way
Forward
Summer 2018 Develop Preferred scheme and report back to EMET with
feedback from second consultation