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Welcome to our latest update on our proposals to improve the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange.
What’s been happening?
In December, the Secretary of State for Transport wrote to us on our proposals to improve the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange. In his consultation letter, the Secretary of State asked for further information about our replacement land proposals, and our environmental data. You can read our full response here. Interested Parties who registered during the Development Consent Order examination now have until Friday 4 March to comment on our responses. We look forward to hearing from the Secretary of State for Transport in May on whether we can continue with our proposals.
How we are preparing for potential start of work
Over the next few weeks, we will be repeating some bat and badger surveys in the local area to make sure our information is up to date.
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For the bat surveys we will be looking at local trees to see if they have signs, or the potential, to support hibernation or maternity roosts – for several weeks in the summer female bats gather in a roost to have their babies, and we need to ensure our work does not disturb either of these roosts. |
These bats surveys will be done from the ground but will also include some tree climbed inspections.
The badger surveys will involve walking around areas where badger setts have previously been identified to look for any signs of new setts – these signs might include fresh digging, fresh prints, or areas that have been cleared of sticks or debris. |
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We will share more with you about the surveys in our next newsletter.
We've also been working in partnership with Surrey County Council to prepare our planning application for the enhancements that we are proposing to make to Ockham Bites car park, located on Old Lane. The entrance to the new Cockcrow green bridge will be from the car park, and to help compensate for the land that we be taking to construct the bridge, we'll be making enhancements to the car park area. The bridge will be the UK’s first heathland green bridge and will re-connect the commons either side of the A3, providing a safe corridor for local wildlife.
To make sure we’re in the best position to get going with delivering our scheme, should we get the go-ahead, we’ve been visiting other major National Highways schemes. During these visits we have been looking at best practice in safety management, customer engagement and delivery. Our visits have included the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junction improvement scheme, A31 Ringwood Road bride replacement and widening scheme, M25 junction 25 improvement scheme and the A63 Castle Street in Hull.
Whatever part of National Highways' network you’re driving on, we want you to stay safe and know what to do if anything goes wrong. We wanted to share our tips for driving safely on motorways
Do you know what to do when you see a red X? On a smart motorway, we sometimes need to close one or more lanes to traffic, for example, if a vehicle has broken down. The red X signals above and alongside the motorway tell you when lanes are closed, and you need to move to another lane. It is also illegal to drive in a lane marked with a red X.
In an emergency, go left! Leave at the next junction or service area if you can. If that’s not possible, move left onto the hard shoulder or nearest emergency area. Don’t put out a warning triangle or try to repair your vehicle yourself. If you can, get yourself and any passengers out of the vehicle via the passenger door, and get over the safety barrier on to the verge. Keep clear of your vehicle and moving traffic at all times. If your car stops unexpectedly and it isn’t safe to get out, keep your seatbelt and hazard lights on and call 999 immediately.
You can find more information on driving safely on motorways on our website.
Updated Email and Website Address
After our recent brand change from Highways England to National Highways, we’ve been updating our email address and website details. Our project email has now changed to M25j10@nationalhighways.co.uk and you’ll be able to access our project website by visiting www.nationalhighways.co.uk/M25j10
It is possible that emails from @nationalhighways.co.uk may initially not be recognised as a familiar address by your email system and may be put into the junk folder. This can be avoided by adding @nationalhighways.co.uk to your safe senders list in your mail settings.
Reminder on why and how we are improving the M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange
Junction 10 is one of the busiest sections of the M25, with almost 300,000 vehicles travelling through it every day. Due to the volume of traffic and the resulting queues, this area of our network has a very poor safety record and holds one of the highest collision rates across the National Highways network.
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Our proposals will reduce delays, smooth traffic flow and create safer journeys for all. The scheme will also involve some of the most extensive environmental mitigation ever carried out by National Highways. |
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