The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016

PART 3 NSIP 3: THE ALTERATION OF EXISTING HIGHWAYS

In the County of Leicestershire and the District of North West Leicestershire

Works No. 8

Within the area of land described on the works plans as Works No. 8—

(1) The carrying out of the M1 Junction 24A, A50, Warren Lane bridge works, the general arrangement of which is shown on the regulation 6(2) plan (Document 2.4A), including:

(a) removal of the existing roundabout on the A50;

(b) site clearance and excavation works;

(c) new highway to connect the existing highway A50 with—

(i) the new highway described in Works No. 7; and

(ii) the existing M1 southbound diverging at Junction 24A as described in Works No. 13(2); and

(d) realignment of existing kerblines over the existing M1 Warren Lane overbridge.

(2) The carrying out of works to the existing A50, the general arrangement of which is shown on the regulation 6(2) plan (Document 2.4A), including—

(a) removal of existing junctions and access on the A50 north / west bound carriageway, between the A50 and Church Street, Main Street, Hilton Hotel and private farm access;

(b) alterations to the existing A50 east / southbound carriageway to form a two lane single carriageway local access road;

(c) demolition of the existing A50 east / southbound bridge over the former Main Street / Rookery Lane carriageway;

(d) demolition of former BT repeater station;

(e) demolition of existing bridge taking the former Main Street / Rookery Lane carriageway north of Lockington over a tributary of the Lockington Brook;

(f) demolition of a culvert where Main Street north of Lockington crosses a tributary of the Lockington Brook;

(g) alterations to the access to the Hilton Hotel;

(h) removal of abnormal load bay;

(i) removal of the footway on the west side of the A50 between Church Street and Main Street; and

(j) general improvements to the existing footway and cycle track on the east side of the A50 between M1 Junction 24 and Main Street / Rookery Lane.

(3) The carrying out of works to the existing A453, the general arrangement of which is shown on the regulation 6(2) plan (Documents 2.4A and 2.4B), including—

(a) alterations to Junction 24 of the M1 motorway including the provision of a segregated left turn lane from the A453 northbound to A50 north / westbound;

(b) widening and signalisation of the A453 south / westbound approach to Junction 24; and

(c) alterations to the layout of the circulatory carriageway at Junction 24 of the M1 motorway.

(4) Works to the existing A453 / Ashby Road junction to create a signalised roundabout providing access to the main site and the proposed A6 Kegworth Bypass (Works No. 11) the general arrangement of which is shown on the regulation 6(2) plan (Document 2.4B) including the removal of the existing carriageway and construction of new carriageway and the stopping up of public footpath L45 as shown on the access and rights of way plan (Document 2.3E).

(5) Provision of access to the existing pylon and other utility assets as shown indicatively on regulation 6(2) plan (Document 2.4A).