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A483 Llandeilo Transport Study A483 Llandeilo Transport Study Welsh Government WelTAG Stage One: Impact Assessment Report Document No. |B2331900-D4-5-002 Revision 2.0 November 2018 WelTAG Stag e 1: Im pact Asse ssme nt Re por t Welsh Gov ern men t A483 Llandeilo Transport Study WelTAG Stage One: Impact Assessment Report A483 Llandeilo Transport Study Project No: B2331900 Document Title: WelTAG Stage One: Impact Assessment Report Document No.: B2331900-D4-5-002 Revision: 2.0 Date: November 2018 Client Name: Welsh Government Client No: Transport Consultancy Framework Task 1/14 Project Manager: Julie Hunt Author: Voirrey Costain Jacobs U.K. Limited 5 First Street Manchester M15 4GU United Kingdom T +44 (0)161 235 6000 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2018 Jacobs U.K. Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This document has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this document by any third party. Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved 0.1 June 2018 Draft for Welsh Government Comment EW/VC JA JH 0.2 July 2018 Amended following Welsh Government comments EW/VC JA JH 1.0 August 2018 Final Issue to Welsh Government (no changes from Rev 0.2) EW/VC JA JH 2.0 November Redraft following Review Panel comments (incorporating VC JA JH 2018 Well-being of Future Generations Act) Document Number: B2331900-D4-5-002 i A483 Llandeilo Transport Study WelTAG Stage One: Impact Assessment Report Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Study Area ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Legislative and Policy Context ............................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Key National Legislation......................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Key National Policy and Guidance ......................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Regional Context ................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Local Context......................................................................................................................................... 9 3. Legislative and Policy Context .......................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Well-being Goals ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Ways of Working.................................................................................................................................. 12 3.3 Location of the Study ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.4 Welsh Government Well-being Objectives............................................................................................ 13 3.4.1 Taking Wales Forward: The Welsh Government’s Well-being Objectives (2016) .................................. 14 3.4.2 Prosperity for All: the national strategy (2017) ...................................................................................... 14 3.4.3 Prosperity for All: Economic Action Plan ............................................................................................... 16 3.4.4 Identification of Relevant Welsh Government Well-being Objectives..................................................... 16 3.5 Natural Reseources Wales................................................................................................................... 17 3.5.1 Natural Resources Wales’ Well-being Objectives (2017) ...................................................................... 17 3.6 Public Health Wales ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.7 Carmarthenshire County Council ......................................................................................................... 19 3.7.1 Carmarthenshire County Council Well-being Objectives (2017) ............................................................ 19 3.8 Brecon Beacons National Park Authority .............................................................................................. 20 4. Baseline Environment ....................................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Journey Time and Reliability ................................................................................................................ 26 4.2 Local Economy and Culture ................................................................................................................. 29 4.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.4 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................ 30 4.5 Landscape and Townscape ................................................................................................................. 30 4.6 Historic Environment ............................................................................................................................ 31 4.7 Biodiversity .......................................................................................................................................... 31 4.8 Water Environment .............................................................................................................................. 31 4.9 Soils and Geology ................................................................................................................................ 31 4.10 Accidents ............................................................................................................................................. 31 4.10.1 Accident Data Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 31 4.10.2 Detailed PIA Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 33 Document Number: B2331900-D4-5-002 ii A483 Llandeilo Transport Study WelTAG Stage One: Impact Assessment Report 4.10.3 Cluster Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 33 4.11 Journey Quality .................................................................................................................................... 38 4.12 Severance ........................................................................................................................................... 39 4.13 Security ............................................................................................................................................... 39 4.14 Physical Activity ................................................................................................................................... 39 4.14.1 Active travel ......................................................................................................................................... 39 4.14.2 Sport ................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.15 Access to Employment and Services ................................................................................................... 40 4.15.1 Public Transport................................................................................................................................... 40 5. Appraisal Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 42 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 42 5.2 Appraisal Criteria ................................................................................................................................. 43 5.3 Assumptions ........................................................................................................................................ 44 6. Ways of Working – Thinking Long Term .........................................................................................
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