Safer, Greener, Healthier Basildon: Broadmayne to Farleigh Road proposed route

In 2023 we used active travel funding to carry out a number of different early engagement activities to ask local residents for feedback on a proposed route from Broadmayne to Farleigh Road.

The following lists the key issues residents felt strongly about and how we responded to them.

You told us that you were concerned about the safety of the existing cycle and walking paths along the route.

Our response: If the scheme were to go ahead, we would carry out a safety assessment along the proposed route.

You told us that it's difficult to cross the road along the Broadmayne/Southmayne roundabout and the Ashlyns roundabout and more crossings were needed.

Our response: The proposed route would include several new signalised parallel crossings to give pedestrians and cyclists priority when crossing.

You told us that Halstow Way and Bearsted Drive are not suitable for a cyclepath and that Rectory Road could be an alternative.

Our response: Halstow Way and Bearsted Drive were both considered to be a safer route for cyclists as they were significantly less busy and the existing vehicle speeds recorded were lower. Rectory Road is a busier route and also has a lack of actual physical space to create an ‘off-carriageway’ cyclepath making it unsuitable.

You told us that Halstow Way and Bearsted Drive are too steep and narrow for a cycle/footpath.

Our response: The proposed cycle route on Halstow Way and Bearsted Drive would be ‘on-road’ as the existing footway is too narrow and there isn'tt enough space to introduce an ‘off-carriageway’ cycle path. The gradient is below 5% which means it would meet current guidance.

You told us that you're concerned that Farleigh Road will become a rat-run with vehicles cutting through to London Road if the route finishes here.

Our response: We understand residents’ concerns and will investigate other design solutions to prevent this from happening if the scheme goes ahead.

You told us that the route should finish at the new Eversley leisure complex rather than on Fairleigh Road.

Our response: We would consider this if the scheme were to go ahead.

Read the full evaluation report.

Update

We will not be progressing the scheme at this time.