This is available here.

North Wakefield Gateway Flyer

The main features of the new scheme from the councils official letter, delivered today are.

2 Way traffic flow on Leeds Road,Northgate, Wentworth Street and Bond Street is retained

The southbound turn from Bond Street to Bell Street is provided

Margaret Street is opened up at St Johns Square

The right turn from Marsh way to Saville street is permitted

One way trffic on Wentworth terrace, Andrew Street  and the exit from Westfield road

An improved public pedestrian space provided in front of the County Hall building

A bus lane is provided on Leeds road and Northgate

Pedestrian crossings are improved

A long coach parking bay provided on Wentworth Street

There is a a large scale plan at the Town Hall Entrance, Lightwaves foyer and Netwon Bar foyer during July 2010.

Comments and suggestions should go transplan@wakefield.gov.uk

The consultation closes on Friday August 6th 2010

It will be interesting to see what the new plans will be, the press release does say that local representatives will be involved in any new plans.

This website will remain, watching for further developments.

Thanks to everyone who campaigned and to the councillors who put our views forward

Full release here

10am Saturday the 24th October at Wakefield Town hall

the effects of the North Wakefield gyratory scheme proposals on quality of life in the St John’s area

has been denied by the council because

Section 43(2) which applies to information which, if disclosed, would or would be likely to prejudice commercially interests of the Council and its partners under the Freedom of Information Act.

They now have to refer it to an exemptions panel, which may decide to over rule the denial

As this is a qualified exemption, the Council has to consider the balance of public interest in relation to a request, and therefore it is necessary to extend the 20 working day time limit for issuing a response to this part of your request. A decision on whether or not the information can be released will be taken by the Council’s Exemptions Panel shortly

“viability and feasibility of the park and ride scheme at Newton Bar”

This is the document that was released

A couple of interesting things struck me, the accident cluster information showing 4 accidents on Leeds Road/Andrew Street.  Andrew street being one of the tiny back roads being turned in to a thoroughfare.

However the council have not looked for accident savings as shown in the document, maybe they should do so for Wentworth terrace, Andrew street and St Johns North etc.

Source: Wakefield MDC

• The accident savings have not been calculated, but there is likely to be a significant saving on existing accidents

The main difference to the plan is to have two lanes and a bus lane, which will mean road widening and the narrowing of paths.

There is a questionnaire, to be returned before 25th September 2009

There is to be a public display in the Ridings on the 4th/5th September 2009 (Upper mall, outside boots)

A second display will be at Newton bar, Lower building car park on Saturday 12th September 2009.

The website is www.northwakefieldgateway.com

I have included new copies of the plan here

It seems to me from my initial look that

1. There appears to be no consideration of the cross streets ( St Johns N and Belgravia)
2. The traffic volume that will be forced down a single lane (as per the plan)  is more or less doubled
3. Wentworth terrace looks like it will get a real pounding

The diagrams and a donwload can be found here

What I find interesting is how the council say this is “not a done deal” (Coun Denise Jeffery, Wakefield Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for regeneration)

However the council have approved the scheme in a cabinet meeting, how is that not a done deal?

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