A120 Millennium Way Slip Roads

What are the proposals?

The A120 at Galleys Corner roundabout is severely over-capacity at peak times and this has a significant detrimental impact on the movement of people and goods along the A120 in the wider area.

During the morning peak period traffic queues can often extend from Galleys Corner to Marks Farm roundabout, a distance of nearly one mile away. 

Significant delays also occur at weekends and traffic monitoring over a three year period reveals that the delays have become more frequent and increased in length.

Following on from the successful award of £4.95m funding from the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) for the Local Road Network from the Department for Transport, and with support from Highways England (£3m) and Braintree District Council (£2.5m), we developed proposals to create two new slip roads on the A120 at Millennium Way to allow users to directly access the B1018 and relieve congestion further along at Galleys Corner roundabout. 

This improved access would help to accommodate further growth in the local area, stimulating additional commercial investment and job creation along the A120 in Essex.

The scheme would also help to improve air quality in the area by increasing capacity on local roads and reducing stationary traffic on the A120, making it more efficient to transport goods and people through Essex, as well as having a positive impact on vehicle users and local residents.

Previous engagement and consultation

Information on the A120 Millennium Way scheme was presented in conjunction with a number of other major schemes proposed in Braintree District as part of the Braintree Integrated Transport Package (ITP) consultation.

The Braintree ITP consultation opened on Monday 10 September 2018 and public exhibitions featuring information about the A120 Millennium Way scheme were held on the dates below.

Events

These events provided an opportunity to discuss details of the proposals with members of the project team.

• Saturday 6 October 2018 (10am to 4pm) - Council Chamber, Braintree Town Hall
• Friday 12 October 2018 (11am to 7pm) - Alec Hunter Academy

Current position

The proposed scheme to help reduce congestion on the A120 through new slip roads to Millenium Way is unfortunately unable to go ahead at this time.

Essex County Council will continue to work with partners, including Braintree District Council and National Highways, to press for the much-needed upgrade of the A120 which would provide significant benefits to both local communities and strategic traffic.

For information regarding the original bid and related document please visit the Bids and Funding page