On 7th August, between 9.25 and10.27 am, over 200 HGV lorries were counted on Markeaton Island and A38. This would indicate that modal shift of freight, from road to rail, is failing. National Highways admitted, at the A38 public inquiry, that lorry numbers would increase if the scheme went ahead.
It is to be hoped that, after encouraging maiden speeches in Parliament, that the new Government carries out major rail reform, and enables modal shift
The campaign to save childrens lungs, 400 trees at Markeaton Park and environs, washland, public open space, continues. In this climate emergency. Pls help by donating https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-the-a38-road-expansion-for-good/
Perhaps now that Derby is the HQ for Great British Railways, things may change.
Background – Derby is a grossly polluted industrial city, with 2 Air Quality Management Areas, in which people are breathing substandard air. There are over 20 industrial stacks pumping out pollution and the incinerator stack, -now Renewi have been taken over by Biffa- is also forecast to start up again. In short, Derby stinks to high heaven. High asthma rates among children and increasingly adults, birth defects, low birth weights, high lung cancer +other cancer rates etc more info on incinerator pages and on previous A38 page.
NB Not all lorries were counted as I couldn’t keep up with them all. One bus seen, the Swift to Ashbourne. Photos descending timewise
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