The following formal submission have been made public
Submitter: John SmithRaising of London Circuit
I refer to my original published submission on the Raising of London Circuit submitted on November 29, 2021.
In Sections 4 and 5 of my original submission I argued that if the implicit light rail construction is to be undertaken, there is a better design to that in the Works Approval Application.
I now identify another preferred design (see Figure 1 below) to meet the requirements implicit in the Works Approval Application.
The essential feature of this design is to expand the existing clover leaf ramp to London Circuit to carry both road traffic and the light rail as shown in Figure 1. A light rail bridge across London Circuit will be required at the Commonwealth Avenue level.
http://www.canthetram.org/images/WestRamp.png
Figure 1 Modified road ramp between Commonwealth Avenue and London Circuit.
This design has the following advantages.
1. Disruptions to traffic on Commonwealth Avenue during the long construction phase will be minor.
2. Long term reduction in the road network capacity will limited to light rail demand to cross the northbound lanes of Commonwealth Avenue at the London Circuit ramp.
3. The essential features of Commonwealth Avenue landscape will be retained.
4. The amount of fill required to extend the existing ramp will be less than 10 per cent of that in the Works Application, with attendant environmental benefits.
In Sections 4 and 5 of my original submission I argued that if the implicit light rail construction is to be undertaken, there is a better design to that in the Works Approval Application.
I now identify another preferred design (see Figure 1 below) to meet the requirements implicit in the Works Approval Application.
The essential feature of this design is to expand the existing clover leaf ramp to London Circuit to carry both road traffic and the light rail as shown in Figure 1. A light rail bridge across London Circuit will be required at the Commonwealth Avenue level.
http://www.canthetram.org/images/WestRamp.png
Figure 1 Modified road ramp between Commonwealth Avenue and London Circuit.
This design has the following advantages.
1. Disruptions to traffic on Commonwealth Avenue during the long construction phase will be minor.
2. Long term reduction in the road network capacity will limited to light rail demand to cross the northbound lanes of Commonwealth Avenue at the London Circuit ramp.
3. The essential features of Commonwealth Avenue landscape will be retained.
4. The amount of fill required to extend the existing ramp will be less than 10 per cent of that in the Works Application, with attendant environmental benefits.