AECOM Report South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan 2017-03-30
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South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan Stage 3 Interventions Paper Consultation Draft 6th January 2020 – 30th March 2020 South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan Prepared for: Hertfordshire County Council Prepared by: AECOM AECOM Limited AECOM House 63-77 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3ER UK T: +44(0)1727 535000 aecom.com © 2019 AECOM Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared for: Hertfordshire County Council AECOM South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 6 2. South Central Hertfordshire ......................................................................... 9 3. Vision and Objectives ................................................................................... 12 4. Method Overview ........................................................................................... 17 5. Prioritising Interactions ................................................................................ 21 6. Proposed Packages ...................................................................................... 26 7. Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 141 Figures Figure 1 - GTP Stages ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Figure 2 – South Central GTP Areas ........................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 3 - Place and Movement Road Types ......................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4- Radar Plot Example ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 5 - Current Toolbox of Interventions ......................................................................................................... 26 Figure 6 - Intervention Hierarchy .................................................................................................................................. 30 Figure 7 - Example Scheme Approaches .............................................................................................................. 31 Figure 8 - Strategic Interventions and Corridors ................................................................................................ 32 Figure 9 – MRT Connectivity ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Figure 10 – Package 1 College Lane/Cavendish Way Corridor .................................................................. 46 Figure 11 - Package 2 Cavendish Way / Queensway Corridor ................................................................... 48 Figure 12 - Package 3 Bishop’s Rise Corridor ...................................................................................................... 50 Figure 13 - Package 4 Woods Avenue/Travellers Lane Corridor ............................................................... 52 Figure 14 - Package 5 French Horn Lane Corridor ............................................................................................ 55 Figure 15 - Package 6 Comet Way/Wellfield Road Corridors ...................................................................... 57 Figure 16 - Package 7 St Albans Road East/Hertford Road Corridor ..................................................... 59 Figure 17 - Package 8 Symondshyde Connectivity .......................................................................................... 64 Figure 18 - Package 9 St Albans-Welwyn Garden City Connectivity ...................................................... 66 Figure 19 - Package 10 Hatfield-Welwyn Garden Connectivity ................................................................. 69 Figure 20 - Package 11 ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 Figure 21 - Package 12 Welwyn Garden City Mundells Employment Area Site Accessibility . 75 Figure 22 - Package 13 Welwyn Garden City Active Travel Improvements ......................................... 78 Figure 23 - Package 14 Bridge Road Transformation ...................................................................................... 80 Figure 24 - Package 15 Welwyn Garden City – Stevenage Corridor ....................................................... 85 Figure 25 - Package 16 Luton-Wheathampstead-Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City Corridor .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Figure 26 - Package 17 Hatfield-Potters Bar Cycle Corridor Enhancements ................................... 93 Figure 27 - Package 18 Potters Bar Active Travel Improvements ............................................................. 95 Figure 28 - Package 19 Potters Bar Public Transport Improvements .................................................... 97 Figure 29 - Package 20 Borehamwood Active Travel Improvements .................................................. 100 Figure 30 - Package 21 Borehamwood Elstree Connectivity ................................................................... 102 Figure 31 - Package 22 Borehamwood-London Connectivity ................................................................ 105 Prepared for: Hertfordshire County Council AECOM South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan Figure 32 - Package 23 Radlett Station Accessibility ................................................................................... 108 Figure 33 - Package 24 St Albans City Centre Improvements ................................................................ 112 Figure 34 - Package 25 St Albans Green Ring and Alban Way Improvements .............................. 115 Figure 35 - Package 26 St Albans Abbey Station Accessibility .............................................................. 117 Figure 36 - Package 27 St Albans City Station Accessibility ................................................................... 119 Figure 37 - Package 28 Hatfield Road Corridor-St Albans ......................................................................... 121 Figure 38 - Package 29 London Road Corridor-St Albans ......................................................................... 123 Figure 39- Package 30 A414 Highways Improvements (South of St Albans) ................................. 127 Figure 40 - Package 31 London Colney Inter Urban Strategic Public Transport Connectivity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 129 Figure 41 - Package 32 London Colney Inter-Urban Local Connectivity .......................................... 131 Figure 42 - Package 33 London Colney Internal Connectivity ................................................................ 133 Figure 43 - Package 34 St Albans-Hatfield Local Connectivity .............................................................. 135 Figure 44 - Package 35 Chiswell Green Corridor Active Travel Improvements ............................. 137 Figure 45 - Package 36 Alban Way Improvements ......................................................................................... 139 Tables Table 1 - Interurban Interaction Prioritisation ........................................................................................................ 22 Table 2 – Local Interaction Prioritisation .................................................................................................................. 23 Table 3 - South Central GTP Packages ..................................................................................................................... 42 Prepared for: Hertfordshire County Council AECOM South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan Introduction Prepared for: Hertfordshire County Council 01AECOM 5 South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan 1. Introduction Transport helps facilitate journeys from home to work, to school, for leisure purposes and for access to vital services such as healthcare. The provision of high quality transport infrastructure and services is an essential component in the functioning of towns and rural areas, and in the delivery of sustainable and accessible development. Businesses are reliant upon an efficient, safe and reliable transport system in order to attract employees and customers, as well as for the transport of goods and services to different places. As well as catering for existing requirements,