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Operators asked to keep trucks out of Towcester
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OPERATORS HAVE been asked to avoid sending their vehicles through Towcester, which is on the A5 in Northamptonshire. and reroute them along the Ml The A5 was declared an airquality management area in September 2005 because high levels of nitrogen dioxide from exhaust fumes had been discovered. Monitoring has shown that nitrogen dioxide remains higher than government recommendations.
South Northants Council (SNC) has come up with an action plan after spending three months collating public opinion on the problem.
The long-term solution would be a bypass for Towcester, the council says, but other solutions are needed in the short term.
Among the ideas being considered is a request to local operators to run LGVs along the Ml rather than using the A5 through the town centre.
SNC environmental health officer Julie Ewers says the Towcester bypass is essential for the town but would take time to plan and build.
One local operator says the A5 is not a key route for many hauliers in the area: "But it does become jammed when there are problems on the M-1."