Additional practicable mitigation solutions for the Bedford Road/Salford Road junction (Junction C in EXAM 114A section 3) must be identified in order to deliver additional capacity sufficient for the Local Plan growth. Specific consideration should be given to local traffic from the A507 and Marston Valley crossing the strategic network and shift workers commuting to/from Marston Gate. This detail is appropriate as part of the strategic plan considering the complex nature of traffic flow around the J13 area, the known bottlenecks now confirmed by the J13 modelling and the fact that the boundaries of the two main development areas nearby (Marston Gate / Marston Valley) do not directly connect to the bottleneck junction so may not automatically be in scope of any planning proposal or subsequent negotiation between each developer and CBC through the normal planning process.

Paragraph 2.2.9 is misleading in concluding that mitigation solutions "....can deliver additional capacity sufficient to mitigate the impact of Local Plan growth." EXAM 114C Executive Summary clearly states that the Bedford Road/Salford Road junction is currently at capacity and additional mitigation is required. EXAM 114 does not explicitly recognise the need for additional mitigation (cf. para 2.2.8) and makes no commitment for any such action. This junction is one of two bottlenecks that have a negative impact on J13 operation and the proposed mitigation solutions (ref. sensitivity study in section 5 of EXAM 114C).