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Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
Redditch
Roads
3:
Redditch
Development
Corporation
Roads
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
When
Redditch
was
designated
a
New
Town
in
1963
at
had
a
road
system
which
had
hardly
changed
in
the
previous
100
years.
Between
the
1950's
and
1960's,
car
ownership
in
the
UK
had
tripled
and
the
road
network
in
Redditch
had
not
kept
up
with
this
level
of
increase
and
had
become
seriously
overloaded.
At
peak
times
the
Town
Centre
was
hopelessly
congested
and
there
was
a
serious
need
to
move
the
A441
route
away
from
the
centre
of
the
town
and
the
route
along
Evesham
Street/Road
Roads
when
the
Development
Corporation
began
work
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
The
New
Town
Master
Plan
proposed
removing
through
traffic
away
from
the
town
centre.
In
particular,
the
A441
would
bypass
the
central
area
of
the
town
leaving
the
old
route
north
of
the
centre
and
rejoining
further
south.
The
roads
were
designed
to
link
with
the
proposed
improved
A435
which
included
the
Wythall
bypass.
These
main
routes
would
have
local
distributor
roads
which
would
provide
access
to
the
new
housing
and
industrial
areas.
The
roads
after
ten
years
of
new
development
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
When
the
Development
Corporation
came
to
the
end
of
its
life
in
1983,
the
Redditch
road
system
had
changed
dramatically.
The
new
road
system
was
designed
to
take
Redditch
to
the
end
of
the
century.
Traffic
volume
in
the
UK
was
still
increasing
and
had
again
doubled
between
the
1960's
and
1980's.
However,
the
new
road
system
was
designed
to
cope
with
this
and
the
traffic
remained
free
flowing
with
very
few
rush
hour
traffic
jams.
Roads
at
the
end
of
the
Development
Corporation
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
When
the
development
of
the
new
road
system
began,
there
was
a
joke
in
the
town
that
the
Development
Corporation
was
building
a
dual
carriageway
for
each
resident.
However,
this
was
planned
in
the
1960's
to
last
at
least
to
the
end
of
the
20th
Century
and
for
a
population
rising
to
100,000.
This
has
been
achieved
and,
even
ten
years
into
the
21st
Century,
the
road
system
is
still
‘fit
for
purpose’
and
allows
for
further
expansion
of
the
town.
This
illustrates
the
foresight
and
and
advanced
planning
of
the
much
maligned
but,
nevertheless,
effective,
Development
Corporation.
The
Roads
Today
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
The
result
of
the
new
roads
developed
by
the
Development
Corporation,
which
were
designed
to
link
with
the
Motorway
Network
ensures
that
Redditch
has
an
enviable
location.
The
Google
®
map,
to
the
right,
shows
the
extent
of
this
foresight.
The
Bromsgrove
Highway,
A448,
is
a
dual
carriageway
road
to
the
Bromsgrove
bypass.
This
gives
direct
links
to
the
M5
North
and
South.
This
provides
routes
to
the
South-West
and
the
North-West
and
Wales.
North,
along
the
A441
quickly
becomes
a
dual
carriageway
which
joins
the
M42.
This
allows
direct
high
speed
contact
to
the
M40
to
London
and
the
M6
to
the
North-East.
It
also
give
a
fast
route
to
Birmingham
International
Airport
and
Railway
Station.
Travelling
South
along
the
A435
proceeds
along
the
Alcester
bypass
(dual-carriageway)
and
via
major
roads
to
either
Evesham
and
Stratford
and
all
points
South.
Redditch
Location
Pocket
Histories
of
Redditch
-
The
Redditch
New
Town
Roads
Designed
and
Produced
by
Anthony
Green
2015
End
of
Presentation
Redditch
Roads
3:
Redditch
Development
Corporation
Roads