MPs call for A34 safety improvements
Dillon said: "The A34 is a vital transport corridor, but too many of its junctions are outdated and dangerous."
He said the slip roads on the junctions at Chieveley and Speen to access the A34 were "perilously short and offer little time or space for drivers to merge safely onto a fast-moving dual carriageway"."We are deeply concerned that without urgent intervention, these junctions will continue to be the site of serious, and preventable, collisions," he added. Glover said the road's condition was also a "growing issue" in Oxfordshire, while the "extremely short slip roads" at the Highclere and Wash Water junction were raised by Malthouse.Malthouse said the situation was "even more alarming" at Bullington Cross and echoed Dillon's concerns over the Speen junction.
However, MP Olivia Bailey said she was "delighted" National Highways had been commissioned to undertake an assessment after making a case for it in parliament. She said improvements on the slip roads at East Ilsley and Beedon were "an important next step towards making the slip roads safer".The MPs are calling for the A34 to be prioritised in the Department for Transport's upcoming Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), alongside a full safety review. "We need a strategic, well-funded plan," said Dillon. "People's lives should not be at risk every time they access the national road network."
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