7.4.1

tinuing to develop plans for a harbour improvement scheme in Port St Mary (see Tourism Proposal 2).

7.4 Changes to the Highway Network - the potential for new road building in Ballasalla

7.4.1 As noted earlier, the JMP Study (2007), concluded that in the South, only the A5/A7 junction in Ballasalla had the potential to suffer additional congestion. This was based on the level of development anticipated in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan. The Highway's Division (DoI) has, for some time, identified the future need for an Urban Primary Distributor Road to by-pass Station Road and Douglas Road between Balthane Corner and Glashen Hill (the 'Ballasalla By-pass') to the east of Ballasalla to remove anticipated north and southbound traffic on the A5. However, more recent traffic data collected in 201036 has lead to the conclusion that there is no current or short term justification for a By-pass on traffic grounds. Indeed, there is unlikely to be justification for the By-pass on such grounds during the lifetime of the Plan.