Air Quality Action Plan
A20 Trunk - October 07
'The Dover District Council Final Air Quality Action Plan for
Townwall St is the culmination of the second round of local air
quality review and assessment for the Dover District. The results
of this review meant the declaration of the A20 Townwall Street Air
Quality Management Area (AQMA) which covers a stretch of the A20
between the York Street roundabout and a point 140 metres from the
Eastern Docks. The aim of the Action Plan is to identify how the
Council will use its existing powers and work together with other
organisations including the Highways Agency, other relevant
transport authorities, the Dover Harbour Board and relevent
stakeholders to improve air quality within the AQMA and throughout
the district.
Consultation on the Plan has been completed and changes made to
the draft plan where appropriate. All comments are included in the
Final Plan as an appendix.
The Plan considers measures, both direct and general, to improve
air quality across the whole District. Dover District Council will
work jointly on the action plan measures with the relevant partners
including the Highways Agency, Kent County Council, Dover Harbour
Board, transport operators, schools and local businesses. To secure
the necessary air quality improvements there must be involvement by
all local stakeholders and Dover District Council will actively
work to encourage community participation in the process.
The implementation and effectiveness of the Action Plan will be
carefully monitored through monitoring of NO2 at relevant receptor
locations within the AQMAs. In addition, traffic flow changes on
the key roads will also be assessed through the review and
assessment process, and the uptake of local measures such as Travel
Plans will be monitored. Indicators have been provided for the
general measures to be undertaken by the Council to monitor
progress annually.
There will be regular review and assessment of the action plan
proposals to evaluate progress and this will be reported annually.
Any comments or suggestions on the Action Plan can be sent to the
project manager Brian Gibson by letter or by e-mail to envhealth@dover.gov.uk
The
Dover Air Quality Action Plan (pdf,
1,424kb)
Contact
Tel: 01304 872428
E-mail: envhealth@dover.gov.uk
