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Transport Scotland A9 NORTH KESSOCK to TORE STUDY STAG Appraisal: Case for Change Report Transport Scotland A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY STAG Appraisal: Case for Change Report MARCH 2021 PUBLIC Transport Scotland A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY STAG Appraisal: Case for Change Report TYPE OF DOCUMENT (VERSION) PUBLIC PROJECT NO. 70075948 DATE: MARCH 2021 WSP 110 Queen Street Glasgow G1 3BX Phone: +44 141 429 3555 Fax: +44 141 429 3666 WSP.com PUBLIC QUALITY CONTROL Issue/revision First issue Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks Draft issued for Revised draft Final client comment Date 25/11/2020 08/01/2021 19/03/2021 Prepared by Fernando Ardavin Fernando Ardavin Fernando Ardavin Bob Blair Bob Blair Signature Checked by Theo Genis Nichola Vaughn Theo Genis Signature Authorised by Julia Gilles Theo Genis Theo Genis Signature Project number 70075948 70075948 70075948 A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY CONFIDENTIAL | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1 1.3 STRUCTURE OF REPORT 2 2 METHODOLOGY 4 2.1 INTRODUCTION 4 2.2 STAG PROCESS SUMMARY 4 2.3 INITIAL APPRAISAL: CASE FOR CHANGE METHODOLOGY 5 3 STUDY CONTEXT 8 3.1 OVERVIEW 8 3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT 8 3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 8 3.3 ANALYSIS OF GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 15 4 POLICY REVIEW 16 4.1 INTRODUCTION 16 4.2 NATIONAL POLICY 16 4.3 REGIONAL POLICY 19 4.4 LOCAL POLICY 20 5 CURRENT TRANSPORT NETWORK 23 5.1 OVERVIEW 23 5.2 STRATEGIC TRANSPORT NETWORK 23 5.3 ROAD NETWORK 23 5.4 BUS NETWORK AND ACTIVE TRAVEL 25 A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland 6 TRANSPORT DEMAND AND TRAFFIC MODELLING 27 6.1 INTRODUCTION 27 6.2 EXISTING TRANSPORT DEMAND 27 6.3 QUEUE ANALYSIS 30 6.4 TRAFFIC MODELLING OF EXISTING AND FUTURE DEMAND 33 6.5 FORECAST CHANGES TO THE TRANSPORT SUPPLY AND DEMAND 36 6.6 OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORT SUPPLY AND DEMAND 40 7 ROAD SAFETY ANALYSIS 42 7.1 INTRODUCTION 42 7.2 PREVIOUS STUDIES 42 7.3 COLLISION DATA 44 7.4 VIDEO SURVEYS 47 7.5 CONFLICT STUDY 47 7.6 SPEED SURVEY 53 7.7 SUMMARY 53 8 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 55 8.1 INTRODUCTION 55 8.2 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND WORKSHOPS 55 8.3 PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED BY STAKEHOLDERS 57 9 PROBLEMS, OPPORTUNITIES, ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS 58 9.1 INTRODUCTION 58 9.2 PROBLEMS 58 9.3 COMMENTARY ON STAKEHOLDER INPUTS 62 9.4 OPPORTUNITIES 63 9.5 ISSUES 63 9.6 CONSTRAINTS 63 10 TRANSPORT PLANNING OBJECTIVES 64 A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland 10.1 INTRODUCTION 64 10.2 TRANSPORT PLANNING OBJECTIVES 64 10.3 CONSISTENCY WITH PROBLEMS, ISSUES, CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES 65 11 OPTION GENERATION 67 11.1 INTRODUCTION 67 11.2 OPTION GENERATION 67 12 CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS 68 12.1 THE CASE FOR CHANGE 68 12.2 PRELIMINARY APPRAISAL 68 TABLES Table 6-1: Travel patterns between Inverness and the north-eastern parts of the Black Isle through the study area (September 2020) 30 Table 6-2: 2020 Average Level of service at Munlochy Junction 34 Table 6-3: 2020 Average Modelled Delays (in seconds) at Munlochy Junction 34 Table 6-4: 2020 Average Level of service at Tore Roundabout 35 Table 6-5: 2020 Average Modelled Delays (in seconds) at Tore Roundabout 35 Table 6-6: Modelled daily traffic flows on the A9 in the study area (from TMfS) 38 Table 6-7: 2035 Average Level of service at Munlochy Junction 38 Table 6-8: 2035 Modelled average delays (in seconds) at Munlochy Junction 39 Table 6-9: 2035 Average Level of service at Tore Roundabout 39 Table 6-10: 2035 Modelled average delays (in seconds) at Tore Roundabout 39 Table 6-11: 2020 and 2035 Average Queue Lengths (in vehicles) – Tore Roundabout 40 Table 7-1: Personal injury collisions from North Kessock up to and including Tore Roundabout 44 Table 7-2: Gradings of conflicts 47 Table 7-3: Munlochy Junction northbound right turn A9 to B9161 48 Table 7-4: Munlochy Junction southbound merge B9161 to the A9 southbound 49 Table 7-5: Tore Roundabout southeast exit 51 A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland Table 7-6: Tore Roundabout - NMU crossings 52 Table 7-7: Seven-day speed survey along A9 at Munlochy Junction (March 2020) 53 Table 10-1: Relationship between TPOs and identified Problems and Opportunities 66 FIGURES Figure 1-1: Study area 1 Figure 2-1: The STAG process 4 Figure 3-1: Inner Moray Firth geographical context 9 Figure 3-2: Age distribution in Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001 and 2011) 10 Figure 3-3: Percentage of population economically active and inactive (Census 2011) 10 Figure 3-4: Economically active population in Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2011) 11 Figure 3-5: Percentage of unemployment in Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001 and 2011) 11 Figure 3-6: Highest qualification attained in Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001 and 2011) 12 Figure 3-7: General health in Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001) 13 Figure 3-8: Method of travel to work Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001 and 2011) 14 Figure 3-9: Method of travel to study Scotland and Highland Council (Census 2001 and 2011) 14 Figure 3-10: Patterns of travel to work to Inverness 15 Figure 4-1: National transport strategy 2 priorities. 16 Figure 4-2 - Outcomes of the Road Safety Framework to 2030 18 Figure 4-3: Extract from the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan (2015) – Map 6 showing the Ross-Shire Growth Area 21 Figure 5-1: Strategic road network in the north of Scotland 24 Figure 5-2: Bus stops and services 25 Figure 5-3: Active travel routes 26 Figure 6-1: Location of traffic counts (September 2020) and speed surveys (March 2020) 27 Figure 6-2: Traffic volumes comparison between 2019 and 2020 at counter 104540 28 Figure 6-3: A9 Southbound hourly profile (September 2020) 29 A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland Figure 6-4: A9 Northbound hourly profile (September 2020) 29 Figure 6-5: Five-minute interval queue profile (Thursday 10th September 2020) for A9 Northbound right turn from into B9161 31 Figure 6-6 - Five-minute interval queue profile (Thursday 10 September 2020) - Tore roundabout approaches 32 Figure 6-7: Planned development proposed in the adopted Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan (2015) 37 Figure 7-1: Existing layout of the A9/B9161 junction (Munlochy Junction) 42 Figure 7-2: Locations of collisions between 1st January 2010 and 6th September 2020 45 APPENDICES EXISTING JUNCTION LAYOUTS INNER MORAY FIRTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DATA 2020 TRAFFIC SURVEY LOCATIONS STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP REPORTS SCOTTISH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION SPREADSHEET TRAFFIC MODEL JUNCTIONS 9 REPORTS TRAFFIC GROWTH REPORT (TMFS) CONFLICT STUDY DATA LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland LONGLIST OF OPTIONS A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Transport Scotland appointed WSP as Engineering Consultants to assess and report on the safety and operation of the A9 between North Kessock and Tore. This study sought to identify existing problems or opportunities for improvement. The study has considered the safety and operational aspects of the corridor and the junctions, looking into the impact of existing and proposed traffic growth in the wider area as well as considering the strategic role the A9 plays for connectivity to the north of Scotland. The study has reviewed both current and future operations, taking account of potential and future developments within the surrounding area, and has been undertaken in line with Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG). The study represents the Initial Appraisal (Case for Change) stage of the STAG process (formerly known as the Pre-Appraisal stage) and sets out whether there is a case for change. SCOPE OF THE STUDY The study area includes both carriageways of the A9 from North Kessock Junction to Tore Roundabout and all junctions in between. The objectives of the study are to: ¡ Develop and evidence the problems, opportunities and transport planning objectives in the form of a STAG Initial Appraisal: Case for Change Report; and ¡ Undertake effective stakeholder engagement that enables appropriate local representation to inform the evidence base for the appraisal. Following completion of this Initial Appraisal: Case for Change stage, if Transport Scotland considers that there is a case for change, and there is funding available to do so, the study will continue into the Preliminary Appraisal stage. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY Traffic and Road Safety Analysis The analysis of the traffic and road safety evidence identified the following: ¡ Traffic levels during the study period September 2020 are within 10% of those observed in September 2019 (pre-COVID). ¡ The traffic growth projected for the A9 between 2020 and 2035 is 9.79% between North Kessock and Tore Roundabout based on modelling informed by the adopted Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan (2015). ¡ The collisions statistics show that collisions are spread out over the extent of the study area and do not exhibit any common contributory factors. A9 NORTH KESSOCK TO TORE STUDY PUBLIC | WSP Project No.: 70075948 MARCH 2021 Transport Scotland ¡ The conflict study at Munlochy Junction shows that some drivers from the B9161 merging with the A9 southbound are not giving way to vehicles on the southbound carriageway and expect them to change lanes or slow down.
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