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De A27 Road is een weg in Groot-Brittannië.
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| Land | Verenigd Koninkrijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lengte | 138,6 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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De weg verbindt Whiteparish via Southampton, Portsmouth, Fareham, en Brighton and Hove met Pevensey. De weg is 138,6 km lang.
- Routebeschrijving
De A27 begint in het westen van Whiteparish op een kruising A36 en loopt in oostelijke richting door het dorp. De weg loopt verder door Romsey waar een samenloop is met de A3090 en in het zuiden van het dorp sluit de A3097 aan. De weg loopt verder door Baddesley en komt in Southampton waar ze het knooppunt van M3 en de M27 en tevens de toerit naar de M3 passeert. Iets ten zuiden van het viaduct over de M27 sluit op een rotonde de A33 aan.e weg loopt vervolgens door de stad Southampton waar rondweg langs Fareham waar bij afrit Fareham-East de A32 aansluit. Vanaf hier loopt een stukje van de A27 in noordelijke richting en sluit bij afrit Wallington aan op de M27. Terwijl de A27 in oostelijke richting parallel aan de M27 naar Portsmouth loopt. In het westen van Portsmouth passeert de] A27 de toerit naar de M27 en de A275 en sluit op de zelfde kruising de A3 aan. Vanaf dit kruispunt lopen de A3 en de A27 samen naar de Portsbridge Roundabout naar de A3 in zuidelijke richting. De A27 loopt verder naar het oosten waar de M27 eindigt op de A27. In het oosten van Portsmouth kruist bij afrit Farlington Roundabout de A2030 en sluiten verder naar het oosten bij afrit Broadmarch de A3(M) en de A2030 aan. De weg loopt door Havant waar de A3023 aansluit bij afrit Langstone Rondaboud. Ook sluit bij afrit Warbington de A259 aan. De weg loopt verder door Emsworth. Der A27 loopt verder via de rondweg van Chichester. Hier kruist ze achtereenvolgens bij de Fishbourrne Roundabout de A259 kruist, bij de stockbridge Roundabout de A286 kruist, bij de Bognor Road Roundabout de A259 kruis en tenslotte bij de sluit bij de Portfield Roundabout de A285 aan waarmee een samenloop is tot wen rotonde ten westen van Tangmere waar de A285 in noordoostelijke richting. De A27 loopt Verder in oostelijke richting en sluit bij een rotonde in het westen van Fortwell aan op de A29 waarna ze samen tot aan een rotonde in het noorden van Fortwell de rondweg van Fortwell vormen. De weg loopt verder door Arundel waar ze in zuidelijke richting een samenloop heeft met [[A284 (Groot-Brittannië} A284]] tot bij afrit Arundel, Waarna de A27 weer in oostelijke richting verder loopt. De A27 loopt met een rondweg langs Littlehampton waar bij afrit Littlehampton de A280 kruist. De weg loopt verder door Worthing waar een samenloop is met de A24. In Worthing sluit ook de A2031 aan. De weg loopt via de rondweg van Brighton and Hove waar in het westen van de stad de A283 en din de Patcham Intechange de A23 kruist. Vervolgen loopt de A27 via de rond weg can Lewes waar op een rotonde in het zuidoosten van de stad de A26 aansluit. De A26 en de A27 lopen samen tot op een rotonde ten zuidwesten van Glynde waar de A26 in zuidelijke richting afsplitst. De weg loopt verder naar Polegate waar de A2270 aansluit en er een samenloop is met de A22. De A27 loopt verder naar Pevensey waar ze eindigt op een rotonde met de A259.
- Trivia
Het gedeelte van de A27 tussen Portsmouth en Lewes behoort tot de drukste wegen van Engeland.
- Geschiedenis
Oorspronkelijk vormde de A27 de lange afstandsroute langs de Engelse zuidkust. Echter biedt de route via de M25 in combinatie met de M2, M25, M23 / A23 of de A3 / A3(M) en M3 een prima alternatief voor de route lang de kust via de A259, A27 en M27 al men van mm Margate naar Southampton wil reizen. In 2002 duurde de reis van Margate naar Southampton via the M25 2 uur en 30 minuten en en via de kustroute via de A259, A27 en M27 duurde maat liefst 3 uur en 50 minuten, buiten de spits,[1] The reason why the coastal route is so much slower than the M25 alternative is largely due to a series of bottlenecks on the A27. These include Chichester, Arundel, Worthing and Polegate.[2]
De Britse maakt in haar begroting van 2013 bekend dat zedoorrwilden gaan met de verbeteringen aan de rondweg van Chichester.[3] Het Agentschap voor wegen zei dat de voorstellen in juli 2015 voor het publiek te inzage gelegd zouden worden. De voorkeur route zou dan in september 2015 bekend worden gemaakt. Men zou in februari 2018 starten met de aanleg met een verwachtte opening in december 2019.[4][5][6] De plannen werden afgewezen en er kwam een nieuwe periode van ter inzage ligging van de herziene plannen in de lente van 2016. De voorgenomen startdatum van het project is nu maart 2019 en de opleverdatum is vastgesteld op maart 2021.[7] After five options were published and two dropped the government cancelled the whole project on 28 February 2017, citing lack of support from local authorities as the main reason.[8][9]
A proposed scheme to bypass Lancing and Sompting (as well as other sections) was dropped in 1988.[10]
De plannen voor het westelijke deel van de rondweg van Arundel werd in 2003 afgewezen alhoewel de afrit naar de A284 aan het eind van de vierbaans weg gebouwd is als viaduct.[11][12] However, the scheme was re-launched in Spring 2018 when Highways England announced their preferred route, choosing a "a modified version of Option 5A".[13] Alhoewel 48% van de ondervraagden hun goedkeuring gaf voor de plannen waren er zorgen over de schade die aangericht zou worden aan oerbos in het South Downs National Park.[14]
At Worthing, where the possibility of a bypass has often been discussed since 1967, even getting as far as passing the inspector's report at a public inquiry, the plan was dropped in 1996 following rising costs.[15] Arundel and Worthing are both areas of known traffic congestion during times of peak usage.[2][16]
A bridge over the level crossing at Beddingham was completed on 22 August 2008.[17] The original proposal called for a dual carriageway standard link with a bridge over the crossing.[18] However, the actual project involved improving the original single carriageway road by providing two lanes westbound and one lane eastbound between the Southerham and Beddingham roundabouts.[17]
Despite the limited improvements to the A27, it is still substantially quicker (usually more than an hour difference) to travel from Southampton to Margate via the M25 route compared to the coast route of A259, A27 and M27.[19][20]
Because of all the delays along its route, according to West Sussex County Council, the A27 is the most unreliable all purpose trunk road in England.[21] Further, it is widely considered by businesses on the coast to cost money and inhibit economic performance due to its unreliability and frequent congestion.[22]
Highways England commissioned a report by "Transport Focus" to undertake road user priorities. The South Central route, that is largely the A27, was one of the lower rated routes with 50% of users experiencing problems. Out of a list of strategic routes across the whole of England only two were rated worst than the South Central route, these were the M25 to Solent route (61%) and the London Orbital and M23 to Gatwick (58%). Further Highways England identified the A27 between Lancing and the A24; between Arundel and the A284; between the A23 and Polegate; also around Chichester as being some of worst performing links in the country for safety issues.[23] One accident victim was Actor Desmond Llewelyn, who portrayed Q in a large portion of the James Bond film series and was fatally injured in a car accident on the A27 in 1999, at Firle, on the A23 to Polegate section.[24]
Shoreham Airshow crash bewerken
Zie 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash voor het hoofdartikel over dit onderwerp.At the Shoreham Airshow on 22 August 2015, a Hawker Hunter crashed into the A27, striking several vehicles and killing eleven people.[25] The road was completely closed for eight days and did not fully reopen until 16 September 2015.[26]
Bexhill to Hastings link road bewerken
A section of the A27 running from the eastern end of the M27 to the end of the road at Pevensey forms part of, what was known as, the South Coast Trunk Road. Much of the road has been improved to dual carriageway standard, with the westernmost section of the trunk portion even having as much as four lanes plus a hard shoulder in each direction, and on a motorway alignment with grade-separated junctions. This is perhaps a reflection that the M27 was once proposed to run as far as Chichester.[27]
The road runs east from Portsmouth to Havant then on to the Warblington/ Emsworth exit. Beyond Warblington the dual carriageway east has no junctions in it until it reaches Chichester, where the by-pass has five roundabouts and one traffic signal controlled junction, that disrupt the mainline flow of the road.[4][28] The Chichester by-pass is regularly subject to congestion and although a public inquiry has proposed improvements, those improvements are currently on hold.[4]
East of Chichester the road largely retains a two-lane dual-carriageway standard. There are, however a couple of sections of single-carriageway; at Arundel and at Worthing.[29] These are both areas of known traffic congestion during times of peak usage.[30]
At the junction of the A27 and the A24, the A27 has a brief section where the road is designated 'A27' and 'A24' before continuing from the 'Grove Lodge' roundabout where the road is named "Upper Brighton Road". After Worthing, the A27 passes Sompting on the Sompting Bypass before passing through Lancing where there are traffic lights and a roundabout which disrupt traffic flow. Just before the road crosses the River Adur near Shoreham via the 'Shoreham flyover' (constructed 1968-70[31]), there is a traffic light-controlled intersection close to Lancing College and the headquarters of Ricardo plc which was the scene of a fatal aircrash during the Shoreham Airshow 2015 on 22 August 2015, killing eleven people on the ground.[32] After the 'flyover' over the Adur, the A27 then runs past the Holmbush interchange (Shoreham-by-Sea) and on through the Southwick Hill Tunnel, at that point entering East Sussex.
Later, it passes Brighton — where it is known as the Brighton Bypass [33] — and around the South Downs. The junction of the A23 and the A27 is often slow in the morning rush hour.
It then passes around Falmer with this section of road having three lanes in each direction but loses the third lane later. When Brighton and Hove Albion play at home this section can become congested due to its proximity to The American Express Community Stadium.
Afterwards, it passes south of Lewes where it meets the A26 road to Newhaven.
Here, the road becomes a single carriageway standard and, until 2008, crossed a level crossing until it was bypassed.
The South Coast Multi-Modal Study (SoCoMMS) recommended a dual carriageway, but the Highways Agency built it to a cheaper single-carriageway standard. Plans are still proposed for upgrading this later.[29][34]
The road afterwards reverts to a dual carriageway with access to the A22, which provides links to Eastbourne and Hailsham.
The road then once again becomes a single carriageway near Pevensey, where the road ends, and the South Coast Trunk Road transfers over to the A259; this coast road starts in Emsworth and shadows the route of the A27.
Bexhill to Hastings link road bewerken
Zie A2690 voor het hoofdartikel over dit onderwerp.Work on the contentious Bexhill to Hastings link road commenced in early 2013 and was completed in late 2015. The road provides a more direct link from the A27 to the A28 road via the A259 road.[35]
Landmarks on the route bewerken
Proposed developments bewerken
- In their 2013 spending review the British government said that they will fund a feasibility study that will include looking at problems on the A27 corridor.[36]
- There is a recommendation to build a new road from Wilmington to Polegate.[29]
- There is also a recommendation to make the road a dual carriageway between Beddingham and Polegate.[29]
- On 1 December 2014 the UK Government announced that they would go ahead with proposed improvements to the A27. These were:
- Arundel to have a new dual carriageway bypass, subject to consultation with the National Parks Authority, local authorities and the publication of this and alternative options
- Worthing and Lancing to have improvements to capacity and junctions along the A27, subject to consultation with West Sussex County Council and the public.
- The original plan was for the four junctions on the Chichester bypass to be upgraded. However, other options were also considered.[7]
- Some news organisations have been sceptical about this announcement, claiming that in the past "Governments have a habit of announcing big plans for the roads, only to shelve them later on when the money gets tight."[37][38] There seemed to be some truth to this suggestion after the Chichester bypass scheme was cancelled, by the secretary of state, in February 2017.[9]
- In Spring 2018 Highways England announced their preferred route for the Arundel Bypass.[13]
Externe links bewerken
- Society for All British Road Enthusiasts Route Description - A27
- TAB-MSAS: Roads Photos: A27
- BBC News article on new subway at Falmer
- BBC News article on speed trap at Falmer
- Traffic delays on the A27
- Highways Agency A27 projects page
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
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