(17 May 2016, 9:12 pm)Andreos1 wrote The maintenance of existing roads (like Pallion New Road and Trimdon Street West), cost. Obviously you have to factor in the construction of the new road and ongoing maintenance too.
Someone else apart from the council must own the Corning's site - judging by the way the road navigates around it.
If the new road was to replace Pallion New Road and Trimdon Street West, instantly the council can save money and raise funds by selling it - but ensuring access is maintained to the few businesses that exist along there.
Other than that, could a new junction could be constructed on the site of the current Queen Alex Bridge roundabout, giving access (and priority) to the road from the new bridge
Its not really replacing Pallion Road though, its an extra route to the bridge.
There was proposals about a new junction at the current Alexandrea roundabout but I'm not sure if anything came of it.
If that proposal of the new junction ever came back up it could link up to the new road for the bridge.