Cornwall LTP Progress Report 2006/08
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Executive Summary schemes and initiatives that contribute towards the delivery of these 'shared' 1. Introduction priority areas. The LTP2 delivery programme will also contribute towards Published in March 2006, the Cornwall achieving national, regional and local Local Transport Plan 2006-2011 (LTP2) targets. sets out the local transport priorities and an extensive programme of transport 2. The Spending Programme improvements for the County. Together with other grants and Cornwall Local Transport Plan 2006-2011 contributions that we have secured, the final outturn figure for 2006/08 was £77.776m. This represents a significant further value of around 31% to the LTP2 settlement of £53.426m and confirms a strong ongoing commitment by Cornwall to its LTP2 responsibilities. 3. Addressing Regeneration and Congestion in Cornwall As the population and economy of Cornwall experience considerable growth, LTP2 has an important role in supporting economic regeneration whilst addressing the potential congestion that can arise from such growth. During the first two years of the LTP2 programme, a range of projects have been delivered on the ground, including: Truro Quality Transport Corridor improvements providing bus, cycle and footway enhancements In line with guidance received from the The Richard Lander School Travel Department for Transport (DfT), this Plan which has provided and 2006/08 Progress Report has been encouraged safer, healthier and more produced as a key method of informing sustainable travel options both the DfT and our wider partners of our Public Realm works in delivery achievements during the first two Camborne-Pool-Redruth (CPR) years of the LTP2 programme. Heritage works in Hayle contributing towards regeneration initiatives in the LTP2 sets out the Government’s four key town 'shared' priorities; improved access, local Quality Bus Route provision from safety, reduced congestion and reduced Falmouth to Troon providing a range air pollution. This report demonstrates our of improvements to this service progress towards delivering a range of Cornwall LTP Progress Report 2006/08 i Significant progress has also been made Partnership and Devon and Cornwall against other projects which will be Constabulary, with increased launched in subsequent years, in particular emphasis on data led interventions the St Austell Civic Pride Initiative, St A wider programme of Safer Routes Austell Public Transport Interchange and to School initiatives and speed the St Erth Park-and-Ride. These schemes management measures have been funded from a range of sources A small number of more significant including LTP2 funding. schemes with casualty reduction as the major objective (such as A39 A number of European Union (EU) funded Carnon Gate) and major scheme proposals have also been progressed during 2006/08 including; 5. Improving Accessibility in Cornwall Newquay Cornwall Airport, the Isles of Scilly Sea Link, the Truro-Falmouth Rail Accessibility planning aims to address Improvement, regeneration infrastructure social exclusion, encouraging all groups of in CPR and the Truro Transport Strategy. society to enjoy the opportunities that living in Cornwall presents. Access to essential 4. Improving Local Safety in Cornwall services is vital to communities that encounter isolation, either geographically The Casualty Reduction Strategy published or for social reasons. in 2005 sets out a delivery programme. This programme includes engineering, Community transport assists access in rural areas enforcement and education, training and publicity initiatives as well as related activities such as road maintenance, safety audits and Safer Routes to School. The delivery of this Strategy was progressed in 2006/08. The Strategy has led to the following range of activities: A continuation of Local Safety Schemes, but at a lower level, recognising the reducing rate of return as sites with lower casualty figures are treated Working closely with both of the Rural A programme of route interventions Transport Partnerships (RTPs) operating targeted at routes with a higher than in Cornwall, we have assisted in expected casualty record implementing projects throughout the A programme of route interventions County to improve access to essential targeted specifically at motorcycle services. The progress made during casualties 2006/08 has been fully complementary to A focused programme of Education, the existing Local Area Agreement (LAA) Training and Publicity (ETP) work for 'Improving Access to Services' and Increased enforcement via the Devon future delivery is aligned with the new LAA and Cornwall Safety Camera ii Cornwall LTP Progress Report 2006/08 for 2008-11. Successful schemes Measures introduced in Falmouth have helped to improve air quality implemented over the last two years include: The Roseland Community Bus Cornwall Access Pass - an information wallet for people with learning disabilities and visual impairments to assist with bus travel East Lizard Dial-A-Ride Wheels to Work - a scheme which has improved access to work and training Six Parishes Dial-A-Ride November 2007 saw the approval of the Whilst the first two years have witnessed Cornwall Countryside Access Strategy a relatively modest level of expenditure (CCAS). This strategy incorporates compared to the likely investment in future Cornwall's Rights of Way Improvement years of LTP2, substantial study, Plan (ROWIP) but also covers other access consultation and preparatory work has been opportunities to ensure an integrated undertaken. However, the implementation approach is taken to access management. of the Market Jew Street enhancements in Work has also begun to integrate the CCAS Penzance has had a positive impact on into the Local Transport Plan 2011-2016 reducing congestion and improving air (LTP3). quality. 6. Improving Air Quality in Cornwall 7. Addressing Highway Maintenance and Asset Management LTP2 identifies six hotspots in the County where monitoring revealed air quality The LTP2 Maintenance Block funding readings had on average exceeded the allocation in 2006/08 enabled substantial National Air Quality Strategy (NAQS) limit programmes of works to be developed for 3 the maintenance of carriageways and of 40 µg/m of Nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Extensive real time monitoring and diffusion structures all in support of wider LTP2 aims tube monitoring has continued to take place and objectives under an 'asset in a number of locations throughout the management' approach. These included: County in an attempt to understand the Road surface treatment schemes on nature and cause of the air quality principal roads problems. LTP2 funded surface treatment Transport initiatives, particularly traffic schemes on non-principal roads management measures, have played an supplemented by surface dressing important role in tackling air quality schemes funded through other County problems. For example, a simple yellow Council funds box marking has helped alleviate air A virtually full programmed delivery of pollution in Bodmin and a signing strategy bridge and retaining wall schemes is being introduced in Falmouth to combat A countywide programme of footway congestion in the town centre. schemes Cornwall LTP Progress Report 2006/08 iii Support and protection of the highway - construction of 10. Appendices retaining wall on the A39, Polroad Cottage A number of appendices are included in this report as follows: Appendix A: Core Indicators Appendix B: Local Indicators Appendix C: Maintenance Data Appendix D: Cornwall's Lighting Support Condition Data 2008 Appendix E: Air Quality Action Plan Report Appendix F: Network Management Duty Appendix G: Cornwall Countryside The effective maintenance and Access Strategy strengthening of all of our roads, footways, bridges and retaining walls, contribute to a 11. Examples of Schemes Delivered better transport network. All programmes were successfully delivered in 2006/08 and A number of projects are included in the the LTP2 allocation was spent in full. final section of this document that describe in more detail some of the work carried out 8. Progress Towards Objectives,Targets towards achieving important LTP2 aims and Outcomes and outcomes. We have made significant progress towards both the Government’s core targets and our local targets set out in the LTP2. There is a focus on those targets that report on the outcomes of the LTP2 programmes. Of the targets applicable to Cornwall, we are well on track to deliver them by the target date. 9. Looking Forward Following the successful delivery of the first two years of the LTP2 capital programme, 2009/11 looks set to be equally as exciting and challenging. A total of over £111.152m capital funding is available for the remaining years and will be spent across the five LTP2 areas of delivery. In addition to this, we are committed to significant ongoing revenue funding that will help deliver our transportation service commitments. iv Cornwall LTP Progress Report 2006/08 1 Introduction 1 1.1 National Context 2 1.1.1 Transport and Climate Change 2 1.1.2 'Next Steps': Changes to the Transport Act 2000 3 1.1.3 Local Transport Act 3 1.1.4 Traffic Management Act 2004 3 1.2 Regional Context 4 1.2.1 Regional Spatial Strategy 4 1.2.2 South West Regional Transport Strategy 4 1.2.3 Regional Economic Strategy and the South West Regional Development 5 Agency 1.3 EU Objective One and Convergence Programme 5 1.4 Local Context 6 1.4.1 Cornwall Council 6 1.4.2 Cornwall Strategic Partnership 6 1.4.3 Local Area Agreements 6 1.5 Partner Involvement