Shoreham Area Sustainable Transport Package - A27 Nmu Crossings
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West Sussex County Council SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS Pre-feasibility Study 2552-PFR-002 FEBRUARY 2019 CONFIDENTIAL WSP SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS Month Year Project No. Our Ref. No. West Sussex County Council West Sussex County Council SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS Pre-feasibility Study CONFIDENTIAL PROJECT NO. 70025552 OUR REF. NO. 2552-PFR-002 DATE: FEBRUARY 2019 West Sussex County Council SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS Pre-feasibility Study WSP Regus House Southampton International Business Park, George Curl Way Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2RZ Phone: +44 238 030 2529 Fax: +44 238 030 2001 WSP.com QUALITY CONTROL Issue/revision First issue Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks First Draft Final, incorporating Final, incorporating Final, client comments additional client incorporating comments final client comments Date 22/06/2018 21/09/2018 24/12/2018 26/02/2019 Prepared by Philip Moss Philip Moss Philip Moss Philip Moss Daniel Parsons Daniel Parsons Daniel Parsons Daniel Parsons Signature Checked by Alex Thompson Daniel Jenkins Daniel Jenkins Darren Pacey Signature Authorised by Darren Pacey Darren Pacey Darren Pacey Darren Pacey Signature Project number 70025552 Report number 70025552, Pre-feasibility Study 002, Rev D File reference \\uk.wspgroup.com\Central Data\Projects\700255xx\70025552 - WSCC - _Shoreham STIP\70025552 - WSCC - Shoreham STIP\C Documents\Reports\Pre- feasibility Study (A27 NMU Report) SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS WSP Project No: 70025552 | Our Ref No: 2552-PFR-002 February 2019 West Sussex County Council CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. BACKGROUND AND SCHEME DESCRIPTION 1 1.2. REPORT PURPOSE AND AIMS 1 1.3. REPORT STRUCTURE 2 2. CONTEXT REVIEW 6 2.1. INTRODUCTION 6 2.2. REVIEW OF WALKING, CYCLING & HORSE-RIDING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES 6 2.3. PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT DATA 8 2.4. TRAFFIC FLOWS 8 2.5. PRIVATE DEVELOPER-LEAD IMPROVEMENTS 9 2.6. LANCING COLLEGE NMU REVIEW 12 2.7. A27 WORTHING-LANCING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT CONTROL FRAMEWORK STAGE 1 NMU CONTEXT REPORT 12 3. EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA 13 3.1. INTRODUCTION 13 3.2. BUS SERVICES IN AND AROUND PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 13 3.3. RAIL SERVICES IN AND AROUND PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 13 3.4. BUS SERVICES IN AND AROUND PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 13 3.5. RAIL SERVICES IN AND AROUND PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 14 4. PEDESTRIAN, CYCLIST AND EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE PROPOSED SCHEME 15 4.1. PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 15 4.2. PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 20 5. EXISTING AND FUTURE TRIP GENERATORS 26 SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS WSP Project No: 70025552 | Our Ref No: 2552-PFR-002 February 2019 West Sussex County Council 5.1. INTRODUCTION 26 5.2. KEY TRIP GENERATORS AND LOCAL AMENITIES NEAR TO PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 26 5.3. FUTURE TRIP GENERATORS AT PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 26 5.4. KEY TRIP GENERATORS AND LOCAL AMENITIES NEAR TO PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 30 5.5. FUTURE TRIP GENERATORS AT PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 31 5.6. SUMMARY OF EXISTING AND FUTURE CROSSING SITUATION 31 6. SITE VISIT 34 6.1. INTRODUCTION 34 6.2. METHODOLOGY 34 6.3. PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 1 34 6.4. PROPOSED CROSSING AREA 2 40 7. CONSULTATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS 50 7.1. INTRODUCTION 50 7.2. ENGAGEMENT 50 7.3. ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES 57 8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 59 8.1. INTRODUCTION 59 8.2. SUMMARY 59 8.3. NEXT STEPS AND UNDERSTANDING COSTS 61 8.4. CONCLUSION 62 TABLES Table 1 – 2016 Traffic Flows on the A27 Upper Brighton Road to the west of Proposed Crossing Area 1 9 WSP SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS February 2019 Project No.: 70025552 | Our Ref No.: 2552-PFR-002 West Sussex County Council Table 2 – 2016 Traffic Flows on the A27 Old Shoreham Road at Proposed Crossing Area 2 9 Table 3 – Bus Services in and around Proposed Crossing Area 1 13 Table 4 – Bus Services in and around Proposed Crossing Area 2 14 Table 5 – Footpaths in the immediate vicinity of Proposed Crossing Area 1 16 Table 6 – Footpaths in the immediate vicinity of Proposed Crossing Area 2 21 Table 7 – Bridleways in the immediate vicinity of the Proposed Crossing Area 2 21 Table 8 – Responses received from email consultation 50 Table 9 – Examples of Footbridge Cost Estimates 62 FIGURES Figure 1 – Area location of the two Proposed Crossing Areas 3 Figure 2 – Extent of Proposed Crossing Area 1 4 Figure 3 – Extent of Proposed Crossing Area 2 5 Figure 4 – Public Rights of Way in the vicinity of Proposed Crossing Area 1 17 Figure 5 –- Public Rights of Way in the vicinity of Proposed Crossing Area 2 23 Figure 6 - Key Trip Generators near to Proposed Crossing Area 1 28 Figure 7- Land at West Sompting, New Monks Farm (Lancing) and Shoreham Airport Strategic allocations 29 Figure 8 – Key Trip Generators near to Proposed Crossing Area 2 33 Figure 9 – A27 Upper Brighton Road at the Junction with Church Lane looking west 36 Figure 10 – A27 Upper Brighton Road at the junction with Church Lane looking east 36 Figure 11 – Footway on the A27 Upper Brighton Road looking east 37 Figure 12 – Public Footpath sign on the northern side of the A27 Upper Brighton Road. 38 Figure 13 – ‘Look Right’ and ‘Look Left’ Markings painted on the A27 Upper Brighton Road looking south. 38 Figure 14 – Central reservation at uncontrolled crossing on A27 Upper Brighton Road near to the junction with Church Lane looking south. 39 Figure 15 - Cyclists on the footway opposite the A27 Upper Brighton Road travelling east towards the junction with Church Lane. 40 Figure 16 - Entrance to the Layby looking east along the A27 Old Shoreham Road. 41 SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS WSP Project No: 70025552 | Our Ref No: 2552-PFR-002 February 2019 West Sussex County Council Figure 17 – Cyclist travelling eastbound on the shared-use path opposite the A27 Old Shoreham Road. 42 Figure 18 – Cyclist travelling westbound on the shared-use path opposite the A27 Old Shoreham Road. 42 Figure 19 – Footway surface opposite Old Shoreham Road at the Sussex Pad junction looking east. 43 Figure 20 – Toucan crossing on the A27 Old Shoreham Road looking north. 44 Figure 21 – Uncontrolled crossing at the junction with the A27 Old Shoreham Road and Hoe Court looking north. 44 Figure 22 – High mounted signage indicating the shared-use path opposite the A27 Old Shoreham Road looking west 45 Figure 23 – Bollard mounted signage indicating the shared use path opposite the A27 Old Shoreham Road looking east 46 Figure 24 – Cycle route road markings on residential service road opposite A27 Old Shoreham Road looking west 46 Figure 25 – Signage instructing cyclists to re-join the A27 Old Shoreham Road looking west towards the roundabout with Manor Road / the A27 Old Shoreham Road / A2025 Grinstead lane / the A27 Upper Brighton Road 47 Figure 26 – Footpath 2049 opposite the Ricardo premises looking north 48 Figure 27 – Footpath 2049 under the A27 Shoreham Bypass looking north 48 APPENDICES NEW MONKS FARM MASTERPLAN STAKEHOLDERS CONTACTED CONSULTATION RESPONSES WSP SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS February 2019 Project No.: 70025552 | Our Ref No.: 2552-PFR-002 West Sussex County Council 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND AND SCHEME DESCRIPTION 1.1.1. WSP has been appointed by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to produce a pre-feasibility study of existing crossing conditions for Cyclists, Equestrians and Pedestrians in relation to proposals for crossing improvements across two separate sections of the A27 in the Shoreham and Lancing/Sompting area. 1.1.2. This document will form part of Phase 2 of the Shoreham Area Sustainable Transport Package (STP) study. The purpose of this study is to assess the technical feasibility of a package of transport improvements in the Shoreham area in order to support economic growth and compliment transport infrastructure improvements that are being delivered as part of work associated with strategic development sites in the area. 1.1.3. Phase 1 of the study involved a policy review, and consultation with members and key stakeholders. It identified a wide range of transport issues and potential solutions and was followed by a Scheme Prioritisation Report1 to assess the proposed schemes, and an accompanying high-level assessment of key issues and options. 1.1.4. Of these potential transport solutions, one involved proposals for the provision of grade separated crossings along two separate areas of the A27. This was in order to address the issue of severance towards non-motorised users (NMUs). 1.1.5. The two areas being considered are described as follows: § Proposed Crossing Area 1 - The A27 Sompting Bypass and Upper Brighton Road between the signal controlled junction with Lyons Way / the A27 Sompting Bypass / Upper Brighton Road and the signal controlled junction with Halewick Lane / the A27 Upper Brighton Road / Busticle Lane; and § Proposed Crossing Area 2 - The A27 Old Shoreham Road between the roundabout with Manor Road / A27 Old Shoreham Road / A2025 Grinstead Lane / A27 Upper Brighton Road; and the River Adur; 1.1.6. For the purpose of this report these are referred to as Proposed Crossing Area 1 and Proposed Crossing Area 2 respectively. Maps illustrating the location and extent of the Proposed Crossing Areas are provided in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. 1.2. REPORT PURPOSE AND AIMS 1.2.1. The purpose of this report is to produce a high-level pre-feasibility assessment of the proposals for crossings improvements at Proposed Crossing Area 1 and Proposed Crossing Area 2, in order to ascertain: 1 Shoreham Area Sustainable Transport Package – Scheme Prioritisation Report, November 2017 SHOREHAM AREA SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PACKAGE - A27 NMU CROSSINGS WSP Project No.: 70025552 | Our Ref No.: 2552-PFR-002 February 2019 West Sussex County Council Page 1 of 63 § How well they address the severance imposed on NMUs by the A27; § What impact proposed development will have on current NMU facilities; § What users will be accommodated by the proposed crossing facilities; and § The likely demand.