A5036 road
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 Northern section looking south-west towards the docks | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km) |
| Northern section | |
| North-east end | Switch Island, Netherton |
 M57
 A565 | |
| South-west end | Royal Seaforth Dock |
| Southern section | |
| Length | 4.6 mi (7.4 km) |
| North end | Regent Road, Bootle |
| Major intersections |  A5058 A562 |
| South end | Brunswick railway station |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
TheA5036is a road inMerseyside,England, which comprises two sections separated by a gap of around 1.6 miles (2.6 km).[1]
Route
[edit]The northern section (shown right) is a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) section oftrunk road.Starting at theSwitch Islandjunction inNetherton,it heads south-west almost in a straight line towardsthe docksatSeaforth.For the first 4 junctions (up to theA5038 Netherton Wayjunction) it is known as Dunnings Bridge Road. The section between the A5038 and the large roundabout atLitherlandis called Church Road, and the section between the roundabout and the docks (shown right), which was built later, is called Princess Way.
The southern section of the A5036 route heads south from Bootle docks, one block west of the A565 where it is first called Regent Road, then Waterloo Road, then Bath Street. It then regains primary dual carriageway status at its junction with the A5052 King Edward Street, near Princes Dock. The next 1.2 miles form the main route for north–south traffic along the waterfront of centralLiverpool,which is known first as New Quay, then George's Dock Gates, Goree, The Strand, Strand Street, Wapping, and Chaloner Street before the main route turns to the east to become theA562 Parliament Streetnear Wapping Dock. The A5036 continues south as Sefton Street toBrunswick railway stationinDingle.[2]
A former part of the A5036 between Bootle and Seaforth is now part of the internal roadway system of the docks, accounting for part of the gap between the two sections of route.
Traffic and improvements
[edit]The northern section is an important route for road freight betweenthe docksand themotorwaynetwork. It is a dual carriageway throughout, and in 2011 was "one of the busiest roads in Europe".[3]In 2014 it had an annual average daily flow (AADF) of 39,309 vehicles, 3,425 of which were HGVs.[4]
In March 2015, improvement works were completed on the roundabout at Litherland to reduce congestion by separating through trunk road traffic from local traffic, at a cost of £3.4m.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^"A5036 – Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki".
- ^"OS Maps: Online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes".
- ^"Port of Liverpool £200m road plan to cut through Rimrose Valley Country park".13 December 2011.
- ^"Traffic counts – Transport statistics – Department for Transport".Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2012.
- ^http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150602122918/http:/[permanent dead link]/www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/a5036-bridge-road-sefton-improvements/
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