In November 2007 Capita Symonds Ltd conducted a highway operational analysis to supplement the Transport Assessment (May 2007) in support of the outline planning application for the proposed redevelopment of the Smithfield Livestock Market by J Ross Developments. Here the report details the proposed link road junctions at Mill Lane, Church Bank and Church Street.

Mill Lane/Proposed Link Road Junction.

"A preliminary design for the proposed Mill Lane/Link Road mini-roundabout junction is shown in the diagram above.

The Mill Lane/Proposed Link Road junction would be a mini-roundabout junction allowing all traffic movements to occur, hence Mill Lane north and south plus the link road would be two-way in operation.

Mill Lane/Access to Phase 1 development/ Smithfield Road/Greenfield Junction.

A preliminary design for the proposed Mill Lane/Access to Phase 1 Development roundabout junction is shown in the diagram above.

The Mill Lane/Phase 1 Development Access junction has been designed as a four arm roundabout to accommodate the inclusion of forecast development traffic.

Red Bank/Church Bank Junction.

As a result of Church Bank and Salop Road becoming one-way in operation towards Mill Lane, the Red Bank junction would be modified to allow only left turning movements to occur at the junction.

Union Street/Church Street/Link Road Junction.

A preliminary design for the proposed Union Street/Church Street/Link Road traffic signal junction is shown in the diagram above.

From consideration of various options for the operation of the staggered Union Street/Church Bank/Link Road junction, the acceptable solution is to signalise traffic movements through this junction.

The traffic flow operation of junction arms as a result of the gyratory proposal would be as follows;

• Union Street - one-way operation towards junction.

• Church Bank - one-way operation outbound from junction.

• Link Road - two-way operation;

• Church Street - one-way operation outbound from junction.

The Union Street approach to this junction would be two lanes, with the nearside lane receiving a green filter signal allowing continuous traffic movements to occur between Union Street and Church Bank unless interrupted by a pedestrian phase.

Traffic from Union Street would flow directly into the nearside lane on Church Bank allowing the controlled movement of traffic from the proposed Link Road to flow into the offside lane on Church Bank.

Traffic on Church Bank would then merge into one lane prior to the Red Bank junction to provide additional space for heavy vehicles to negotiate the narrowest section of Church Bank and also to ensure that Red Bank traffic would only encounter one lane of traffic.

The offside lane on Union Street would provide traffic movements to proposed Link Road and Church Street.

The proposed Link Road approach would allow traffic movements to Church Bank and Church Street.

The traffic signals at this junction would be coordinated with traffic signals at 'The Cross junction' on a SCOOT system to ensure the efficient operation of these junctions to minimise queues and delays.

Pedestrian crossing provision would be incorporated on Union Street, Church Bank and Link Road.

Pedestrian access from Church Bank to proposed Link Road would be via a designated path through Public Open Space."

Report written by Capita Symonds Ltd