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Buckinghamshire Local Road Renewal with Recycled Materials DfT Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund Buckinghamshire County Council Bid - February 2015 Buckinghamshire Local Road Renewal with Recycled Materials Contents Foreword by Ruth Vigor-Hedderly, the County’s Cabinet Member for Transportation APPLICATION FORM: Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund Appendices: A. Geographical Area covered by Buckinghamshire County Council B. County Highway Network (Classified Roads) C. County’s Local Roads (C-class and Unclassified) D. Table 1 and RAG Map – Condition of Local Roads categorised as ‘Red’ or ‘Amber’ E. Graph illustrating Rate of Deterioration of Unclassified Roads F. Examples of Results of Condition and Customer Satisfaction Surveys G. Photographs of Failed Local Roads H. Local Roads forming part of the County’s Bus Route Network I. Letters of Support for Bid from Stakeholders J. Figures 1 to 5 – Typical Design Strategy and Examples of Local Modifications K. Project Plan / Programme L. Strategic Organogram with interrelationship between BCC and TfB. M. Organogram for Scheme Delivery N. Process Map – Scheme Identification and Selection O. Risk Register P. Letter of Support from Eurovia Q. Foambase Product Information Sheet R. Economic Appraisal: Supporting Documents including Appraisal Summary Table Cabinet Member Buckinghamshire County Council Transportation County Hall, Walton Street Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1UA Ruth Vigor-Hedderly Telephone 01296 382707 [email protected] www.buckscc.gov.uk The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP 05 February 2015 Secretary of State for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 4DR Dear Mr McLoughlin Buckinghamshire CC’s Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund (LHMCF) Bid to DfT Scheme: Renewal of ‘Failed’ Local Roads centred on the use of Recycled Materials As the County’s Cabinet Member for Transportation, which includes the portfolio for Highway Maintenance, I fully welcome the opportunity provided by your Department to bid for additional funding for major maintenance projects. Approximately 33% of the County’s Unclassified Roads are now categorised as ‘red’ (requiring structural strengthening and/or reconstruction) and approximately 40% of our C-Roads are categorised as ‘red’ or ‘amber’. This, together with the alarming rate of deterioration of these local roads, including a greater than tenfold increase in Unclassified Roads categorised as ‘red’ in the last 7 years, demonstrates that major investment in this asset is clearly urgently required. I am therefore delighted to fully endorse the County’s bid for a ‘Large Scheme’ involving the renewal of local roads at the end of their serviceable life, utilising recycled materials reclaimed from the County’s own capital programme. The number and range of stakeholders from local, regional and national organisations that are supporting our bid clearly demonstrate the associated benefits of the scheme of the promotion of sustainable modes of transport, such as buses, cycling and walking, together with associated improvements in highway safety. Finally, I’d also like to confirm the clear consensus and commitment across all of the County’s political parties to address our failing highway assets, as demonstrated by our planned capital programme for highway maintenance in 2015/16. Yours sincerely Cllr Ruth Vigor-Hedderly Cabinet Member for Transportation Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund Application Form The level of information provided should be proportionate to the size and complexity of the scheme proposed. As a guide, for a small scheme we would suggest around 10 to 15 pages including annexes would be appropriate and for a larger scheme, 15 to 30 pages. A separate application form should be completed for each scheme up to a maximum of one large bid and one small bid for each local highway authority. Applicant Information Local authority name(s)*: Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) *If the bid is a joint proposal, please enter the names of all participating local authorities and specify the lead authority Bid Manager Name and position: David Stewart Scheme Delivery Manager Transport for Buckinghamshire Name and position of officer with day to day responsibility for delivering the proposed scheme. Contact telephone number: 07894-788087 Email address: [email protected] Postal address: County Hall Walton Street Aylesbury Bucks HP20 1UY When authorities submit a bid for funding to the Department, as part of the Government’s commitment to greater openness in the public sector under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, they must also publish a version excluding any commercially sensitive information on their own website within two working days of submitting the final bid to the Department. The Department reserves the right to deem the business case as non-compliant if this is not adhered to. Please specify the weblink where this bid will be published: www.buckscc.gov.uk/lhmcf SECTION A - Scheme description and funding profile A1. Scheme name: Buckinghamshire’s Local Road Renewal with Recycled Materials A2. Headline description: Please enter a brief description of the proposed scheme (in no more than 50 words) Renewal of Buckinghamshire’s Local Roads (C-class and Unclassified) at the end of their serviceable life utilising a structural overlay with treated recycled materials reclaimed from the County’s own capital programme with associated drainage improvements. Schemes will be selected to promote sustainable modes of transport, such as buses, cycling and walking. A3. Geographical area: Please provide a short description of area covered by the bid (in no more than 50 words) The countywide scheme extends across the wider area covered by Buckinghamshire, which is illustrated in Appendix A. The bid includes works on sections of the county’s Local Roads (C-class and Unclassified) which are illustrated in Appendix C. OS Grid Reference(s): SP51, SP53, SP60–SP64, SP70–SP74, SP80–SP83, SP90–SP92, SU78, SU79, SU87–SU89, SU97–SU99, TL00, TQ08, TQ09. Postcode(s): HP4 to HP18, HP20 to HP23, HP27, LU6 and LU7, MK18 to MK19, NN13, OX6, RG9, SL0 to SL4, SL6 to SL9, UB9, WD3. Please append a map showing the location (and route) of the proposed scheme, existing transport infrastructure and other points of particular interest to the bid e.g. development sites, areas of existing employment, constraints etc. – The County’s Highway Network of Classified Roads in illustrated in Appendix B. A4. Type of bid (please tick relevant box): Small project bids (requiring DfT funding of between £5m and £20m) Major maintenance, strengthening or renewal of bridges, tunnels, retaining walls or other structures Major maintenance or renewal of carriageways (roads) Major maintenance or renewal of footways or cycleways Major maintenance or renewal of drainage assets Upgrade of Street Lighting 2 Large project bids (requiring DfT funding of between £20m plus) Major maintenance, strengthening or renewal of bridges, tunnels, retaining walls or other structures Major maintenance or renewal of carriageways (roads) Major maintenance or renewal of footways or cycleways Major maintenance or renewal of drainage assets Upgrade of Street Lighting A5. Equality Analysis Has any Equality Analysis been undertaken in line with the Equality Duty? Yes No SECTION B – The Business Case B1. The Scheme – Summary/History (Maximum 200 words) Please select what the scheme is trying to achieve (this will need to be supported by short evidence in the Business Case). The County has been targeting its investment to its strategic roads to support its Corporate Objectives as defined in its Asset Management Policy. As a consequence the County’s lower classification roads have received a proportionately lower budget allocation; the length of local roads at the end of their serviceable life is now high and increasing at an unprecedented rate. Approximately one third (604km) of BCC’s (1,803km) Unclassified Roads are now categorised as ‘red’ requiring structural strengthening and/or reconstruction, and approximately 40% (330km) of BCC’s (826km) of C-Roads are categorised as ‘red’ or ‘amber’ [Refer to Appendix D]. Furthermore, the rate of deterioration of these local roads is increasing at an unprecedented rate with a greater than tenfold increase in Unclassified roads classified as ‘red’ in the last 7 years; i.e. from 3% (2006/07) to 33.5% (2013/14) [Refer to Appendix E]. In order to help reverse this rapid decline, an extensive scheme of comprehensive road renewal is proposed on approximately 70km of the Local Road network, which will include for other associated maintenance requirements, in particular addressing longstanding drainage issues. 3 B2. The Strategic Case (Maximum 650 words) What are the current problems to be addressed by your scheme? (Describe any economic, environmental, social problems or opportunities which will be addressed by the scheme. The length of County’s local roads at the end of their serviceable life is high and increasing at an unprecedented rate [refer Section B1]. The poor and deteriorating condition of the roads adversely impacts on all highway users, but particularly sustainable modes of transport. Links to rural and more isolated communities are also affected. Why the asset is in need of urgent funding? Significant capital investment is required to reverse the rapid decline in the condition of the County’s Local Roads [refer Section B1], as illustrated by the Condition and Customer Satisfaction