The A303 (Amesbury to Berwick Down) Development Consent Order 2023

Article 46

SCHEDULE 9 CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS ETC.

PART 1 THE NEW AND IMPROVED A303 TRUNK ROAD

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

An 11.6 kilometre length of new road

1.  An 11.6 km length of new road to be constructed and classified (as identified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) below) as part of the A303 trunk road (such length also including existing highway to be improved, as identified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (i) below)—

(a) commencing from a point 1.26 km to the east of the centre point of iron age hillfort Yarnbury Castle and following the existing A303 alignment for a distance of 1000 metres in a generally easterly direction to a point 1.85 km west of the junction of the existing A303 with Berwick Road B3083;

(b) then departing from the existing alignment in a north easterly direction, to the north of Winterbourne Stoke, for a distance of 1.74 km, to cross the route of the existing B3083 at a point 475 metres north of its junction with the existing A303;

(c) continuing to the north of Winterbourne Stoke for a distance of 517 metres and crossing the River Till on a new viaduct at a point 395 metres north of the existing A303 river crossing;

(d) departing from the River Till and continuing in a generally easterly direction for a distance of 1.48 km to a crossing point with the existing A303 at a point 693 metres to the west of the centre of the existing Longbarrow roundabout;

(e) passing beneath the new bridge at Longbarrow Junction which it is proposed will carry the realigned A360 and then continuing in an easterly direction for a distance of 694 metres to pass the existing A360 in cutting at a point 95 metres south of the centre of the existing Longbarrow roundabout;

(f) from the A360 continuing in a generally easterly direction, running parallel with and to the south of the existing A303 for a distance of 971 metres to the new western tunnel portal, at a point 940 metres to the west of the crossing point of existing byway AMES12 and 60 metres to the south of the existing A303 at that point;

(g) continuing within the new tunnel for a distance of 2.25 km, to the crossing point of the existing A303 located 920 metres east of the junction of byway AMES 11;

(h) continuing within the new tunnel in an easterly direction, for a distance of 1.01 km to the new eastern tunnel portal, located at a point 710 metres to the east of the junction of the existing A303 and Bridleway AMES10 and 65 metres to the north of the centre of the existing A303; and

(i) from the new eastern portal eastwards for a distance of 1.93 km, following the route of the existing A303 and continuing through the improved Countess junction on a new flyover, then terminating at a point located 630 metres to the east of the centre point of the existing Countess roundabout,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 2 THE NEW LONGBARROW JUNCTION AND THE SLIP ROADS

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A303 eastbound diverge slip road

2.  A 525 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its diverge point on the centre of the new A303 eastbound carriageway in an easterly direction to its junction with the new northern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 eastbound merge slip road

3.  A 485 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its junction with the new northern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and continuing in an easterly direction to its merge point on the centre of the eastbound carriageway of the new A303 trunk road,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 westbound diverge slip road

4.  A 495 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its diverge point on the centre on the new A303 westbound carriageway in a westerly direction to its junction with the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 westbound merge slip road

5.  A 540 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its junction with the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and continuing in a westerly direction to its merge point on the centre of the westbound carriageway of the new A303 trunk road,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 3 THE NEW LONGBARROW JUNCTION AND LINK ROADS

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A360 northern link to new Longbarrow junction

6.  A 1083 metre length of new road to be classified as part of the re-aligned A360 commencing from its junction with the new northern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and extending in a north-easterly direction, to the point where it merges with the existing A360, at a point 760 metres north of the centre of the existing Longbarrow roundabout,

identified by a blue line on the classification of roads plan.

Northbound and Southbound Link between the new northern and southern roundabouts at Longbarrow Junction

7.  A 180 metre length of new road to be classified as part of the A360, commencing from its junction with the new northern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction in a southerly direction to its junction with the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction, and including the whole of the circulatory carriageway of the new northern and southern roundabouts at Longbarrow Junction,

identified by a blue line on the classification of roads plan.

A360 south-eastern link to new Longbarrow junction

8.  A 785 metre length of new road to be classified as part of the re-aligned A360 commencing from its junction with the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and extending in a south-easterly direction, to the point where it merges with the existing A360, at a point 760 metres south of the centre of the existing Longbarrow roundabout,

identified by a blue line on the classification of roads plan.

South-western link to new Longbarrow junction

9.  A 610 metre length of new road to be classified as a C class road and recorded by the local highway authority as the C507 commencing from its junction with the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and extending in a westerly direction, to where it merges with the existing A303, at a point 625 metres west of the new southern roundabout at Longbarrow Junction and 280 metres to the east of the junction of existing Byway WST06B with the existing A303,

identified by an orange dashed line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 4 THE NEW ROLLESTONE CROSS

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A 230 metre length of new road (B3086 northbound approach)

10.  A 230 metre length of new road to be constructed and classified as part of the B3086 commencing from a point 2.97 km north of the existing Longbarrow roundabout and extending northwards, to a point 85 metres to the east of the existing Rollestone Cross,

identified by a green line on the classification of roads plan.

A 135 metre length of new road (Unclassified westbound approach)

11.  A 135 metre length of new road to be constructed and classified as part of the Unclassified 094402 (The Packway) from a point 85 metres east of the existing Rollestone Cross to a point 165 metres east of the existing Rollestone Cross,

identified by a green line overlaid with a black dashed line on the classification of roads plan.

A 140 metre length of new road (B3086 eastbound approach)

12.  A 140 metre length of new road to be constructed and classified as part of the B3086 between a point 55 metres west of the existing Rollestone Cross and a point 85 metres east of the existing Rollestone Cross,

identified by a green line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 5 THE NEW B3083

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A 725 metre length of new road (realigned B3083)

13.  A 725 metre length of new road to be constructed and classified as part of the realigned B3083 Road located 50 metres to the west of the existing B3083, north of Winterbourne Stoke, and extending generally northwards from a point 160 metres north of the existing junction of the B3083 and the A303,

identified by a cyan line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 6 THE NEW COUNTESS JUNCTION SLIP ROADS

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A303 eastbound diverge slip road

14.  A 570 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its diverge point on the centre of the improved A303 eastbound carriageway in an easterly direction to a point 14 metres west of its junction with the existing Countess roundabout,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 eastbound merge slip road

15.  A 470 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from a point 17 metres east of its junction with the existing Countess roundabout and continuing in an easterly direction to its merge point on the centre of the eastbound carriageway of the improved A303 trunk road,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 westbound diverge slip road

16.  A 425 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from its diverge point on the centre on the improved A303 westbound carriageway in a westerly direction to a point 25 metres east of its junction with the existing Countess roundabout,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

A303 westbound merge slip road

17.  A 475 metre length of new slip road to be classified as part of the A303 trunk road, commencing from a point 26 metres west of its junction with the existing Countess roundabout and continuing in a westerly direction to its merge point on the centre of the westbound carriageway of the improved A303 trunk road,

identified by a red line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 7 THE EXISTING A303

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A 570 metre length of existing A303 trunk road

18.  A 570 metre length of the existing A303 trunk road to the west of Winterbourne Stoke to be declassified (changing from its trunk road status to an unclassified road) from a point immediately west of its junction with the existing southern B3083 in a westerly direction,

identified by a purple line overlaid with a black dashed line on the classification of roads plan.

A 350 metre length of existing A303 trunk road

19.  A 350 metre length of existing A303 trunk road to be reclassified as part of the B3083 from a point immediately to the west of its junction with the existing B3083 south, to the west of Winterbourne Stoke, to a point immediately east of the existing junction of the B3083 north with the existing A303,

identified by a cyan line on the classification of roads plan.

A 1.24 kilometre length of existing A303 trunk road

20.  A 1.24 km length of existing A303 trunk road to be classified as a C class road and recorded by the local highway authority as the C507, commencing from a point immediately to the east of its junction with the existing B3083 north at Winterbourne Stoke to a point 280 metres to the east of the junction of existing byway WST06B with the existing A303,

identified by a dashed orange line on the classification of roads plan.

A 345 metre length of existing A303 trunk road

21.  A length of 345 metres of highway, comprising the existing A303 circulatory carriageway (and related highway verge) at Countess junction roundabout to be re-classified as the A345, together with the following connecting lengths of slip road—

(a) a 14 metre length of the existing A303 eastbound diverge slip road to be re-classified as part of the A345, commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in a westerly direction;

(b) a 17 metre length of the existing A303 eastbound merge slip road to be re-classified as part of the A345, commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in an easterly direction;

(c) a 25 metre length of the existing A303 westbound diverge slip road to be re-classified as part of the A345, commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in an easterly direction; and

(d) a 26 metre length of the existing A303 westbound merge slip road to be re-classified as part of the A345, commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in a westerly direction,

as shown by a pink line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 8 THE NEW ALLINGTON TRACK LINK ROAD

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A 985 metre length of new road

22.  A 985 metre length of new road to be unclassified, located from its junction with Equinox Drive for a distance of 955 metres in a generally easterly direction,

identified by a dashed black line on the classification of roads plan.

PART 9 ROADS TO BE DE-TRUNKED

In the administrative area of Wiltshire Council—

A 2.28 kilometre length of the existing A303 trunk road

23.  A length of 2.28 kilometres of the existing A303 trunk road from point A on sheet 1 of the de-trunking plans, being a point on the A303 trunk road 900 metres west of its junction with the B3083 north, in an easterly direction (including the lay-by on the north side of the existing A303, west of Winterbourne Stoke) to point B on sheet 2 of the de-trunking plans, being a point on the existing A303 trunk road, 400 metres east of its intersection with byway WST06B.

A 345 metre length of the existing A303 trunk road

24.  A length of 345 metres of highway, comprising the existing A303 circulatory carriageway (and related highway verge and footway links on the east and west sides of the A345 route) at Countess junction roundabout, together with the following connecting lengths of slip road—

(a) a 14 metre length of the existing A303 eastbound diverge slip road commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in a westerly direction;

(b) a 17 metre length of the existing A303 eastbound merge slip road commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in an easterly direction;

(c) a 25 metre length of the existing A303 westbound diverge slip road commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in an easterly direction; and

(d) a 26 metre length of the existing A303 westbound merge slip road commencing from the edge of the circulatory carriageway and extending in a westerly direction,

as shown at point C on sheet 3 of the de-trunking plans.