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South West Peninsula Route Strategy Evidence Report Technical Annex April 2014 Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers South West Peninsula Route Strategy Evidence Report Technical Annex April 2014 An executive agency of the Department for Transport South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report Document History Technical annex to South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report Highways Agency This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Author Approved by 1 13/12/13 First draft Ian Parsons Andrew Page-Dove 2 20/12/13 Draft Version 2 Ian Parsons Andrew Page-Dove 3 06/01/14 Amendments to draft version 2 Ian Parsons Andrew Page-Dove 4 16/01/14 Final draft for publication SW RBS team Andrew Page-Dove 5 30/01/14 Final draft for stakeholders SW RBS team Ian Parsons 6 03/04/14 Final for publication SW RBS team Colin Gimblett 1 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report Table of Contents Document History ........................................................................................................1 Technical annex to South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report .......1 Table of Contents.......................................................................................................2 Tables .........................................................................................................................4 Figures........................................................................................................................4 Part A Supporting evidence..................................................................5 A1 Introduction ................................................................................6 A1.1 Route description .........................................................................6 A2 Route capability, condition and constraints ............................8 A2.1 Route performance.......................................................................8 A2.2 Road Safety................................................................................12 A2.3 Asset Condition ..........................................................................13 A2.4 Incident Management.................................................................13 A2.5 Technology.................................................................................13 A2.6 Vulnerable Road Users ..............................................................22 A2.7 Environment ...............................................................................22 A3 Future considerations..............................................................38 A3.1 Economic development and surrounding environment...............38 A3.2 Network improvements and operational changes.......................45 A3.3 Wider transport networks............................................................50 A4 Key challenges and opportunities ..........................................58 A4.1 Timescales ................................................................................58 A4.2 Local Stakeholder priorities .......................................................58 A4.3 Operational challenges and opportunities .................................58 A4.4 Asset condition challenges and opportunities............................58 A4.5 Capacity challenges and opportunities......................................58 A4.6 Safety challenges and opportunities..........................................58 A4.7 Social and environmental challenges and opportunities............58 Part B Stakeholder engagement.........................................................59 B1 Dorset Stakeholder event – Wednesday 18th Sept 2013 ...............................60 2 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report B1.1 Event Location..........................................................................60 B1.2 Highways Agency / Supply Chain Attendees.........................60 B1.3 Stakeholder Attendees.............................................................60 B2 Swindon and Wiltshire Stakeholder event – Thurs 19th Sept 2013 ..........76 B2.1 Event Location..........................................................................76 B2.2 Highways Agency / Supply Chain Attendees.........................76 B2.3 Stakeholder Attendees.............................................................76 B2.4 Note Takers Sheets ..................................................................77 B3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Stakeholder event – Wed 25th Sept 2013.....88 B3.1 Event Location..........................................................................88 B3.2 Highways Agency / Supply Chain Attendees.........................88 B3.3 Stakeholder Attendees.............................................................88 B3.4 Note Takers Sheets ..................................................................89 B4 Heart of the South West Stakeholder event – Thurs 26th Sept 2013......103 B4.1 Event Location........................................................................103 B4.2 Highways Agency / Supply Chain Attendees.......................103 B4.3 Stakeholder Attendees...........................................................104 B4.4 Note Takers Sheets ................................................................105 B5.1 Event Location........................................................................123 B5.2 Stakeholder Attendees...........................................................123 B5.3 Note Takers Sheets ................................................................125 Part C Bibliography ...........................................................................142 3 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report Tables Table A1.1 Ten Largest Conurbations............................................................6 Table A1.2 Links with freight proportions over 20%........................................6 Table A2.1 Ten busiest sections on the route (August 2013) .........................8 Table A2.2a Ten highest seasonal proportional traffic uplifts on the route (August 2013).............................................................................10 Table A3.1 Key housing and economic growth proposals ............................41 Figures Figure A2.1 Bath AQMA coverage .......................................................................22 Figure A2.2 Salisbury City Centre AQMA coverage.............................................23 Figure A2.3 Wilton Road AQMA coverage ...........................................................24 Figure A2.4 Westbury AQMA coverage ...............................................................25 Figure A2.5 Yeovil AQMA coverage.....................................................................25 Figure A2.6 Dorchester AQMA coverage .............................................................26 Figure A2.7 Chideock AQMA coverage................................................................27 Figure A2.8 East Devon AQMA coverage ............................................................27 Figure A2.9 Exeter AQMA coverage ....................................................................28 Figure A2.10 A38 AQMA coverage.....................................................................29 Figure A2.11 Ivybridge AQMA coverage ............................................................30 Figure A2.12 Plymouth No.1 AQMA coverage ...................................................31 Figure A2.13 Plymouth No.2 AQMA coverage ...................................................31 Figure A2.14 Bodmin AQMA coverage...............................................................32 4 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report Part A Supporting evidence 5 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report A1 Introduction A1.1 Route description The main report gives Plymouth as the largest conurbation on the route. Table A1.1 below gives the top ten largest conurbations, with populations taken from the 2011 census and national rank. Table A1.1 Ten Largest Conurbations Local Rank Conurbation Population (2011 National Rank Census) 1 Plymouth 234,982 18 2 Exeter 113,507 53 3 Bath 94,782 78 4 Paignton 64,410 130 5 Weymouth 54,539 158 6 Torquay 49,094 174 7 Yeovil 45,784 189 8 Salisbury 44,748 197 9 Trowbridge 39,409 221 10 Chippenham 35,800 252 The main report describes that goods traffic (vehicles over 5.2m long) represents between 8% and 28% of the total annual traffic flow on the route. Table A1.2 below lists the links on the route that have a freight proportion in excess of 20% of the total traffic flow, along with their national ranking. Table A1.2 Links with freight proportions over 20% % National Strategic road network section Freight Rank A30 between A39 and A3058 (AL3088) 28% 175 A30 between A3058 and A3058 (AL1907) 20% 526 6 South West Peninsula route-based strategy evidence report The highest proportions are on the A30 in Cornwall between Highgate Hill and Summercourt Junction and between Launceston and Bodmin. The main report describes maintenance contracts in place covering the route and that Area 2 is managed by Skanska through the new style Asset Support Contract (ASC). Key features of the new style of contracts are given below. maintenance standards that are ‘outcome based’ and less prescriptive about how and when work is delivered affordable levels of service, with appropriate quality but no reward for over-delivery incentives for innovation and efficiency, including the opportunity for contract extensions simplified pricing
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