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Consultation on Lancaster transport plan extended

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Lancashire County Council is giving people more time to have their say on a new transport plan for Lancaster which could see travel in the district transformed over coming decades.

The District of Lancaster Highways and Transport Masterplan contains a range of eye-catching proposals to be developed by 2031.

Consultation on the draft document was due to close on Thursday 7 May but has now been extended to Friday 22 May following requests from local people to be given more time to respond.

Marcus Hudson, head of planning at Lancashire County Council, said: “There has been a lot of interest in the options to improve transport put forward in the masterplan, and some people have asked us to give them more time to respond.

“We realise that the proposals are very wide-ranging and are more than happy to extend the consultation as we want to consider all views and reflect them in the final document.”

Copies of the masterplan are available to view at libraries in the district, and via Lancashire County Council’s website.

The document set out options for major changes to highways, public transport and walking and cycling facilities to create conditions for economic growth and prepare for predicted increases in traffic.

The county council is consulting on the principles of the proposals contained within the masterplan, many of which will need further work to identify their viability and options for funding and delivery.

Proposals in the masterplan include:

• To greatly reduce traffic in the centre of Lancaster, with much greater use of sustainable transport such as park-and-ride buses and cycling.
• Relocating J33 of the M6 to serve the south of the city and allow a new approach to traffic management in Lancaster.
• To develop proposals for better connections to Morecambe, and measures to make Morecambe and Carnforth more attractive places for pedestrians and cyclists.
• A district-wide cycling and walking strategy to make walking and cycling safe and convenient for an increasing number of local journeys.
• A study of the business case for better rail connections to Morecambe and around the whole bay area, taking into account connections to Cumbria, particularly from Carnforth.

To find the masterplan on Lancashire County Council’s website, and respond via an online questionnaire, or write in with your views – search for Local Transport Plan at www.lancashire.gov.uk. Responses will inform the contents of the final document.

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