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<p>The Government announced in December 2014 that we intend to upgrade all remaining
sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together
with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part
of a long-term commitment to creating a new Expressway to the South West. We intend
to start this process with three major improvements, as part of a total A303 / A30
/ A358 corridor package of commitments worth £2 billion:</p><ul><li>Amesbury to Berwick
Down</li><li>Sparkford to Ilchester</li><li>A358 Southfields to M5 Taunton</li></ul><br
/><p>After previous attempts to improve the A303 have been shelved, the Government
is determined to finally deliver this scheme.</p><br /><p>Information on the future
level of traffic on the A303 was published in the A303/A30/A358 Corridor Feasibility
Study published in February 2015 (at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-investment-strategy#feasibility-studies</a>).</p><br
/><p>The study did not identify separate figures for Chicklade at this early stage
of development. However, the study provides projections for 2021, 2031 and 2041 for
the corridor between the A350 and A36 which includes Chicklade.</p><br /><p>The study
includes the cost of the whole A303 route improvement. The dualling of the A303 from
Wylye to Mere was investigated in the study as two separate schemes: Chicklade Bottom
to Mere with an estimated cost of between £199m to £293m; and Wylye to Stockton Wood.
There is no separate estimate for Wylye to Stockton Wood.</p><br /><p>Due to the early
stage of the schemes development it is too early to provide estimates of traffic noise
and pollution in Chicklade from the proposed dualling the A303 at Stonehenge.</p><br
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