FAQs

It consists of:

• A rail freight terminal accommodating 12 to 16 trains per day and trains of up to 775m in length
• Up to 6 million square feet of warehousing
• A new rail line connecting the terminal to the Castle Donington branch freight only line
• Major road improvements
• Earthworks to create development plots and landscape zones
• Strategic landscaping and open space, including alterations to public rights of way and the creation of new, publicly accessible, open areas

The major road improvements consist of:

• A new junction on the A453 to provide access into the East Midlands Gateway site and to connect to the Kegworth Bypass
• A public transport interchange at the site entrance, adjacent to the entrance roundabout
• A major upgrade to Junctions 24 and 24A of the M1 which includes a direct connection from the A50 Eastbound to M1 Southbound
• Alterations to the local road network to maintain access into Lockington
• A southern bypass for Kegworth

• The Development commenced on 9th January 2017
• Works to the A453, A50 and M1 Junctions 24 & 24A are scheduled to be completed in Autumn 2018 and the Kegworth Bypass in Summer 2019
• Construction of the major warehouse buildings are due to commence in Autumn 2017 and are likely to be completed by 2024
• The rail terminal will be available for use by January 2020

The first warehouse was occupied in Spring of 2019

The Kegworth Bypass was completed Nov 2018 and there is no longer access from Ashby Road to the A453, other than for buses, cyclists and pedestrians

Church Street and Main Street will be closed at their junctions with the A50 and a replacement access road will be provided. Please refer to the development website

A local road has been provided from the M1 Junction 24 roundabout to directly access the hotel

The Kegworth Bypass is associated with the provision of The East Midlands Gateway (EMG) Rail Freight Interchange which is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and as such was a proposal that was considered and determined by the Secretary of State for Transport after detailed consideration by an Examining Authority (a panel of three Inspectors from the Planning Inspectorate). Consent for the EMG scheme was granted by the Secretary of State in January 2016 and the bypass is being constructed in accordance with this consent.

The period for a judicial review has passed so there is no right to challenge the decision which has been made. Under planning legislation there would be no basis for compensation to be made for the impacts the development.

The road will be a single carriageway. The scheme includes an extensive and robust landscape framework that has been carefully devised to provide a strong “green” structure to the site and effective mitigation for the potential effects of the proposed development. This will be done through a combination of bunds and sensitive planting.

The new road is not lit except at the new roundabout on London Road and on the approach to the A453.

There will be earth bunds along the majority of the Northern side with planting.

National speed limit for a single carriageway is 60mph. The speed limit will reduce to 50mph at the new roundabout on London Road and on the approach to the A453.

No. Two new junctions are to be built off the bypass which serves Kegworth and Long Whatton. From Kegworth you follow Whatton Road to the new junction, turn left onto the bypass and then turn right at the second junction back onto Whatton Road.

From Long Whatton you follow Whatton Road to the new junction, turn left onto the bypass and then turn right at the second junction back onto Whatton Road.

The junctions will not have traffic lights but you can turn left and right.

Yes

This is matter for Leicestershire Police.

NWL DC already have measures in place to monitor the air quality and will continue to do so once the bypass is complete. The Authorities Air Quality Monitoring Officer can be contacted at the Customer Service Centre on 01530 454545.

No, the old bridge will remain and be used as a pedestrian and cycle route.

Ashby Road is now closed until the bypass opens in Oct 2018

A Traffic Order will be in place to only allow buses to use the link and there will be traffic lights controlling the link which only recognise buses.

Work is taking place to connect the drainage from the bypass into the existing watercourse. This will include clearing out and regrading the existing watercourse behind Springfield and Langley Drive.

No, the water will be held back within storage basins before it enters the existing watercourse.

Please email your query to: emgparkmanager@ppamltd.co.uk

The main vehicle for communicating with the local community is our website and the established Community Form. Attendees include representatives from:

• Kegworth Parish Council
• Lockington cum Hemington Parish Council
• Castle Donington Parish Council
• Long Whatton & Diseworth Parish Council
• North West Leicestershire District Council
• Leicestershire County Council

Please see our website

There will be some local diversions of Skylink services which go via Kegworth, which are necessary to create the new access junction to the development

The detail of specific bus service improvements will be agreed by a steering group during the course of development, but current proposals are for an extension of the my15 service from Ilkeston to the development, plus enhancements to the Skylink services. The development will facilitate a new bus interchange at the site access junction, which will connect passengers using Skylink services with a site-wide shuttle bus, providing direct access to each individual warehouse

There will be some local diversions of Skylink services which go via Kegworth, which are necessary to create the new access junction to the development. Please refer to your bus operator for further details.

The scheme requires diversion of several rights of way. For rights of way currently affected by the works please see our website

The terminal is scheduled to be available for freight trains from Q1 2020

The terminal is for freight trains only. The nearest passenger station is East Midlands Parkway.

The safeguarded HS2 proposal is for a high speed line to run between Kegworth and the M1 and not through the development site. The Kegworth Bypass has been completed and HS2 are aware of this. There will be no connection from HS2 into the rail freight terminal Please see www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited for further information on HS2.

Every effort has been made to minimise the impacts on journey times; however the road network is very busy and some delay cannot be avoided. Please see our website for useful contact numbers www.eastmidlandsgateway.co.uk Other useful websites for traffic information: www.trafficengland.com and www.roadworks.org

Ashby Road is now closed until the bypass opens in Oct 2018

On completion of the Kegworth Bypass there will not be access from Ashby Road to the A453, other than for buses, cyclists and pedestrians

Please refer to our website www.eastmidlandsgateway.co.uk

Please refer to our website www.eastmidlandsgateway.co.uk

Other useful websites for traffic information:

www.trafficengland.com

www.roadworks.org

The strategic road network around M1 Junctions 23A, 24 and 24A is very congested at peak times. To create the necessary additional capacity to accommodate the new development the network needs to be improved. The proposed works will not only accommodate the additional development traffic but will also address some of the existing capacity problems

We are working closely with the team in Highways England who are constructing a ‘smart motorway’ on the M1 between Junctions 23A and 25, which will convert the hard shoulder into a 4th traffic lane. This is a separate scheme and will be delivered during 2017 and 2018. Please see here for further information.

We are also liaising with Highways England and Leicestershire County Council about other roadworks in the vicinity of the project to mitigate conflicts

The scope and duration of the works means that they will overlap with major events; however, every effort will be made to minimise the extent of traffic management on the network during major events

Major Events/venues

Donington Park Raceway and Download Festival