likely that the reliability of journey times would remain poor. Support Economic This option does Provision of new Provision of new Provision of new Same as Option Provision of new Growth and not support infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure 2. infrastructure Regeneration economic would unlock would unlock would unlock would unlock growth and land for potential land for potential land for potential land for potential regeneration. development, development. development. development, which would Additional traffic Additional traffic which would benefit from generated by generated by benefit from reliable journey the potential the potential reliable journey times. new new times. developments developments would however would however have further have further detrimental detrimental impact on the impact on evening peak already hour junction congested delay. highway network. Reduce Carbon No detailed Through Due to Due to Same as Option Through Emissions and assessments provision of a forecasted forecasted 2. provision of a Promote Sustainable have been new link road capacity and capacity and new link road Transport carried out. It is and junction delay issues delay issues, and junction however likely improvements, during the this option is improvements, that due to traffic currently evening peak therefore traffic currently remaining travelling along hour, this option considered not travelling along capacity and the A678 is therefore to provide any the A678 delay issues, Burnley Road considered not measures to Burnley Road this option is would have an to provide any reduce carbon would have an considered not attractive measures to emissions and attractive to provide any alternative reduce carbon promote alternative measures to route, which emissions and sustainable route, which reduce carbon would therefore promote transport. would therefore emissions and help to prevent sustainable help to prevent promote any worsening transport during any worsening sustainable of air quality the of air quality transport. conditions. Due aforementioned conditions. Due
likely that the reliability of journey times would remain poor. Support Economic Growth and Regeneration This option does not support economic growth and regeneration. Provision of new infrastructure would unlock land for potential development, which would benefit from reliable journey times. Provision of new infrastructure would unlock land for potential development. Additional traffic generated by the potential new developments would however have further detrimental impact on the evening peak hour junction delay. Provision of new infrastructure would unlock land for potential development. Additional traffic generated by the potential new developments would however have further detrimental impact on already congested highway network. Same as Option 2. Provision of new infrastructure would unlock land for potential development, which would benefit from reliable journey times. Reduce Carbon Emissions and Promote Sustainable Transport No detailed assessments have been carried out. It is however likely that due to remaining capacity and delay issues, this option is considered not to provide any measures to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable transport. Through provision of a new link road and junction improvements, traffic currently travelling along the A678 Burnley Road would have an attractive alternative route, which would therefore help to prevent any worsening of air quality conditions. Due Due to forecasted capacity and delay issues during the evening peak hour, this option is therefore considered not to provide any measures to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable transport during the aforementioned Due to forecasted capacity and delay issues, this option is therefore considered not to provide any measures to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable transport. Same as Option 2. Through provision of a new link road and junction improvements, traffic currently travelling along the A678 Burnley Road would have an attractive alternative route, which would therefore help to prevent any worsening of air quality conditions. Due