Sutton Transport Study

We need your help to shape a better future for travel and transport in and around Sutton, Skegby, New Cross, Stanton Hill, Dalestorth and Huthwaite.  As the number of cars on the roads increases so too does the strain on the existing road network. Nottinghamshire County Council is working towards solving this problem and getting people from A to B safely and easily.

As part of our Local Transport Plan we’re going to undertake a transport study, which will look at ways to give people more travel choices in Sutton and the surrounding area. In other words we are looking at how we can help make walking, cycling and travel by bus and train easier to help take pressure off our roads. We are also looking at ways we can make the most of our existing roads to try to reduce queues and delays.

Building on the Sutton Masterplan

The recently completed Masterplans for Sutton and Kirkby provide a strong base for commencing the study. The plans were subject to wide public consultation and identified several transport priorities for Sutton, including:

• Reconnect and strengthen links within and across the centre
• Improve linkages to open space
• Improve cycling and pedestrian routes
• Improve access for less able
• Improve the bus station area.

We’re pleased to announce that a number of the priority projects identified in the Sutton Masterplan are currently being delivered in partnership with Ashfield District Council and the Alliance SSP. These schemes include:

• Improvements to the Pelican crossing at Portland Square / Outram Street
• Removing barriers to movement – locations include the health centre and market square
• High Pavement Gateway, including improvements for pedestrian crossing movements.

But we need your views on what we should tackle next – other suggestions in the Masterplan included pedestrian improvements on Fox Street and alterations to the bus station. Are there other transport improvements we should be looking at?

How you can shape the future of transport

As a local stakeholder you are best placed to tell us about the transport improvements needed in your town. That’s why we are holding this transport study.

Exhibition

We held a public exhibition in the Idlewells Shopping Centre in October 2007 where officers from Nottinghamshire County Council were on hand to talk to about transport issues and potential schemes.