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Annex 9-1: Traffic and Access Baseline Study

April 2015

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Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited have been awarded EU TEN-E funding to support the development of the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Electrical System located in both UK Territorial waters and the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The funding which is to be matched will support a number of surveys, engineering reports, and environmental impact assessment studies for the Triton Knoll Electrical System. The studies will form part of the formal documentation that will accompany the Development Consent Order which will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. The sum of €1,159,559 has been granted and the process to reclaim this funding is ongoing. Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd Triton Knoll Electrical System

Annex 9-1: Traffic and Access Baseline Study

80427

MARCH 2015 RSK GENERAL NOTES

Project No.: 80427-Annex E4/002/23-03-2015

Title: Triton Knoll Electrical System, Traffic and Access Baseline Study

Client: Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd

Date: 19 March 2015

Office: Manchester

Status: Final

Author Ian Wickett Technical reviewer Wendy Hogben

Signature Signature Date: 19.03.2015 Date: 19.03.2015

Project manager Katie Barlow

Signature Date: 19.03.2015

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Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 CONTENTS

1 TRAFFIC AND ACCESS BASELINE ...... 1 1.1 Introduction ...... 1 1.2 Study Area ...... 1 1.3 Character of the Existing Environment ...... 1 1.3.1 Wider Highway Network ...... 1 1.3.2 Local Highway Network ...... 2 1.4 Traffic Counts ...... 3 1.4.1 Traffic Growth ...... 3 1.4.2 Seasonal Variations...... 4 1.5 Road Safety ...... 5 1.5.1 Collision Cluster Site Analysis ...... 5 1.6 Sensitive Receptors...... 7

FIGURES Figure 1-1: Study Area Figure 1-2: Wider Highway Network Figure 1-3: A16 / A1028 junction (Weekday Flow Profile) Figure 1-4: A16 / A158 junction (Weekday Flow Profile) Figure 1-5: B1192 / B1184 junction (Weekday Flow Profile) Figure 1-6: A17 / A1121 junction (Weekday Flow Profile) Figure 1-7: Personal Injury Collisions: 2008-2012 Figure 1-8: Personal Injury Collisions – Clusters: 2008-2012 Figure 1-9: Route Sensitivity

APPENDICES Appendix 1-1: Survey Year AADT Flows Appendix 1-2: 2017 AADT Flows

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1.1 Introduction

This report considers the baseline conditions within the study area relating to the traffic and access aspects of the onshore element of the Triton Knoll Electrical System.

1.2 Study Area

The study area has been informed by the most probable routes for traffic, for both the movement of materials and employees, during the construction phase of the project, and has been agreed with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC). This study area covers the road network local to the proposed development as well as the key routes which connect the general area to the wider highway network. A small number of abnormal loads will be required during the construction programme. These loads will comprise the transformers and reactors at the Substation and reactors at the Intermediate Electrical Compound. The routes to be used by abnormal loads have been considered by Collett Transport and comprise the road network between potential incoming port locations and the Substation / Intermediate Electrical Compound. The movement of abnormal loads will be insignificant in number and will be escorted and managed on the road network. On the above basis, the study area comprises the A and B roads expected to be used to access the Temporary Construction Compounds (TCC’s) from the wider highway network, commencing with the principal roads of the A16, A17 and A52. Interconnecting A and B roads form the remainder of the study area with Marsh Lane through Orby, Sea Road at Anderby and Roman Bank at Anderby Creek as known minor roads that will serve the TCC’s. The TCC’s will also be served by a number of other minor roads, however these are not considered to be sensitive to the impacts of construction traffic due to the low number of properties being served, lack of pedestrian activity and low traffic volumes. The study area is illustrated in Figure 1-1 and is described in greater detail later in this report.

1.3 Character of the Existing Environment

The existing environment has been characterised based on a number of sources, including: • Traffic count data from the Department for Transport; • Traffic count data from Lincolnshire County Council; • Personal Injury Collision Data from the Department for Transport; and • Traffic surveys commissioned by RWE.

1.3.1 Wider Highway Network Boston and Skegness are located within the County of Lincolnshire, on the eastern coast of the UK. Access to the wider strategic highway network is predominantly via

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© Crown copyright, All rights reserved. 2014 License number 0100031673 Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014 the M18 / M180 motorways to the north and the M1 motorway to the west. The M18 is accessed via the A1 and A17, while the M180 is accessed via the A16, with both motorways providing onward connections to major cities such as Leeds and Sheffield as well as ports at Grimsby, Immingham and Hull. The M1 is accessed via the A17 / A617 / A38 or the A52 / A453 and provides onwards connections to major cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham. Figure 1-2 shows the wider highway network.

1.3.2 Local Highway Network The study area covers a length of approximately 60 km from the coast at Anderby Creek, to Bicker some 12 km west of Boston, Lincolnshire. The road infrastructure local to this area predominantly comprises a small number of primary roads with an interconnecting network of rural lanes. There are no trunk roads in the vicinity of the study area, although the A16 and A17 provide the key connections to east Lincolnshire from the trunk road network. The main link roads are shown on Figure 1-1 and are described below: • The A16 provides a north – south link from Grimsby to Peterborough, generally as a single carriageway road subject to the national speed limit with reductions in speed limit through built-up areas. It passes through the key towns of Louth, Boston and Spalding with connecting roads to the east coast towns of Mablethorpe and Skegness. • The A17 provides an east – west link from Newark to Kings Lynn and beyond, generally as a single carriageway road subject to the national speed limit with reductions in speed limit through built-up areas. It passes through the key town of Sleaford and intersects with the A16 south of Boston. • The A52 provides a further key connecting route from Mablethorpe and Skegness, passing through Boston, Grantham and beyond to Nottingham. Between Skegness and Boston the A52 follows a north east to south west general alignment, roughly parallel to the scoping boundary. In addition to the main link roads described above, there are a number of additional roads that provide access to the work fronts. These roads are described below: • The A1121 provides an east – west connecting link between the A17 at Swineshead Bridge and the A52 leading into Boston, running alongside the railway. The road is a single carriageway subject to the national speed limit along the western section, reducing to 40mph around Hubberts Bridge (junction with B1192) and 50mph further east. • The A158 is an east – west link between Lincoln and Skegness, passing through Horncastle, as a single carriageway and subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas. • The A1028 provides a rural connecting link between the A16 at Ulceby Cross and the A158 at Gunby as a single carriageway road and is subject to the national speed limit. • The A153 is a north – south link between Louth and Sleaford, passing through Horncastle and Coningsby, as a single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas. • The A155 provides an east – west connecting link between the A16, south of Spilsby, and the A158, north of Coningsby, as a single carriageway road and is subject to the national speed limit. • The A1104, combined with the A1111, provides an east – west connecting link between the A16 at Ulceby Cross and the A52 at Sutton on Sea. The road is a

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© Crown copyright, All rights reserved. 2014 License number 0100031673 Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014 single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas, which includes Alford. • The B1192 is a north – south rural link between the A1121 at Hubberts Bridge and the A158, north of Coningsby, as a single carriageway road and is subject to the national speed limit. Langrick Bridge, which passes over the River Witham, presents a single file restriction, controlled by traffic signals. • The B1183 is a north – south predominantly rural link between Boston (as a continuation of the A1137) and the A153, south of Horncastle, and intersects with the B1184 at Gipsey Bridge and the A155. The road is a single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas. • The B1184 is an east – west link between the B1192 and the A52, passing through the villages of Langrick, Gipsey Bridge, Frithville, Sibsey and Old Leake, intersecting with the B1183 and A16. The road is a single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through the aforementioned villages. • The B1195 is a northwest – southeast link between the A158, west of Spilsby, and the A52 at Wainfleet All Saints, intersecting with the A16 at Spilsby. The road is a single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas, which includes Spilsby. • Marsh Lane is a single carriageway east – west road connecting to the A158 at Gunby and the A52 at Ingoldmells, passing through the village of Orby. The western section of this link is called Gunby Road, followed by a short section known as Marsh Road, continuing as Marsh Lane before changing to Orby Road for the eastern section. The road is a single carriageway road generally subject to the national speed limit with reductions through built-up areas. • Sea Road and Roman Bank are single carriageway roads connecting the rural settlements of Anderby and Anderby Creek along with a number of caravan parks to the A52. These roads are generally suitable for cars and light goods vehicles with occasional road narrowings.

1.4 Traffic Counts

Traffic data has been obtained from three sources, namely: • Classified turning movement data for 07:00-19:00 hours, summer period and spring / autumn period within the last four years, acquired from LCC; • Traffic count data from the Department for Transport for classified Annual Average Daily Flows in 2012; and • Commissioned automatic traffic counts for a neutral week in May 2014. Appendix 1-1 shows the recorded traffic flows (including the HGV component) for all the links within the study area along with the source of the traffic count data.

1.4.1 Traffic Growth The assessment will assume a baseline year of 2017, which represents the likely year of commencement of construction. The traffic data has therefore been factored to 2017 to account for local growth in background traffic, based on Lincolnshire-wide factors. These factors have been derived using the TEMPRO database based on the ‘Lincolnshire’ zone, producing growth factors as summarised in Table 1-1 below, while Appendix 1-2 shows the baseline traffic flows for 2017.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 3 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 Table 1-1 Growth Factors

Growth From To Factor

2010 2017 1.06625

2011 2017 1.0592

2012 2017 1.0481

2013 2017 1.0372

2014 2017 1.0266

Source: TEMPRO version 6.2

1.4.2 Seasonal Variations The 12 hour seasonal data acquired from LCC illustrates the differences in traffic flows between school summer holidays and neutral term time periods. Figures 1-3 to 1-4 below demonstrate that roads towards Skegness and the coast experience a significant increase in traffic volumes over the course of the day while Figures 1-5 to 1-6 demonstrate that those roads located further away from the seaside resorts experience a reduced effect with only a marginal increase in traffic volumes.

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Figure 1-3: A16 / A1028 junction Figure 1-4: A16 / A158 junction

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Figure 1-5: B1192 / B1184 junction Figure 1-6: A17 / A1121 junction

1.5 Road Safety

To assess whether the project will have an adverse impact on road safety, it is necessary to establish a road safety baseline and whether there are any inherent road safety issues within the study area. To understand the existing road safety baseline, Personal Injury Collision (PIC) data was obtained for all the roads within the study area shown in Figure 1-1. PIC data was obtained from the Department for Transport for the most recent five year period available, covering the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive. Figure 1-7 presents the recorded PIC data within the study area.

1.5.1 Collision Cluster Site Analysis An examination of the routes within the study area was undertaken to identify any ‘collision clusters’. As a reasonable indicator of collision clusters, sites have been defined where ten or more collisions have occurred within five years, equivalent to an average of just two collisions per year. These sites are considered to be sensitive to changes in traffic flows and therefore could be impacted by the project. Where a collision cluster is identified, the collisions are assessed to ascertain whether there are any trends or patterns, upon which the project traffic may have a quantifiable impact. Table 1-2 below summarises the number of slight, serious and fatal collisions at each of the major junctions across the study area:

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Reference Junction Description Slight Serious Fatal Total

AA/AB/AI/AJ A1028 with A1104 and A16 5 0 0 5

AA/AE A1028 with A158 6 0 0 6

AF/AH A158 with Gunby Road 4 0 0 4

AH/AP/AQ Marsh Lane with A52 0 0 0 0

AF/AG A158 with Lincoln Road 5 0 0 5

AD/AE/AJ/AK A158 with A16 2 0 0 2

AK/AL/AW A16 with B1195 7 0 0 7

AL/AM/BC A16 with A155 1 0 0 1

AR/AS/AW A52 with B1195 2 0 0 2

AS/BH A52 with B1184 1 1 0 2

AM/BH A16 with B1184 4 1 0 5

B1184 (Hale Ln) with B1183 BH/BI 0 0 0 0 (Boston Rd)

B1184 (Canister Ln) with BG/BH 3 0 0 3 B1183 (Carrington Rd)

BB/BC A155 with B1183 2 0 0 2

AY/AZ/BB A155 with A153 0 0 0 0

AZ/BE/BA A153 with B1192 6 3 0 9

BE/BF/BG B1192 with B1184 2 0 0 2

AM/AS A16 with A52 (Wainfleet Rd) 3 1 0 4

AN/BJ A16 with A1137 8 2 0 10

AN/AT A16 with A52 (town centre) 13 1 0 14

AU/BK/AT A1121 with A52 4 1 0 5

BK/BF A1121 with B1192 10 0 0 10

BK/BL/BM A1121 with A17 2 1 0 3

AU/AV/BM/BN A52 with A17 3 0 0 3

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 6 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 A review of the PIC data has identified where collision clusters exist within the existing study area. There are several locations in the study are which have had ten or more collisions in five years, while one location highlights that although only nine collisions occurred, a third of these resulted in serious injury. These locations may be susceptible to increases in traffic and therefore warrant further investigation. These are graphically depicted in Figure 1-8 and are described below:

• A16 / A1137 – this junction is in a busy town centre location in Boston, in the form of a signalised roundabout with multiple lane entries. This location has experienced 8 slight injury collisions and two serious injury collisions over a 5- year period. This relatively high level of collisions may be expected based on these factors. However, construction traffic travelling between areas to the west and temporary construction compounds north of Boston are likely to pass through this junction and therefore further investigation is warranted. • A16 / A52 – this junction is in a busy town centre location in Boston, in the form of a signalised roundabout with multiple lane entries. This location has experienced 13 slight injury collisions and one serious injury collision over a 5- year period. This relatively high level of collisions may be expected based on these factors. However, construction traffic travelling between areas to the west and temporary construction compounds north of Boston are likely to pass through this junction and therefore further investigation is warranted. • A1121 / B1192 – this junction is to the west of Boston in the form of a priority crossroads with Station Road opposite. A level crossing is located on the Station Road arm of the junction and cross movements between the B1192 and Station Road are known to be relatively high. This location has experienced ten slight injury collisions over a 5-year period. The majority of construction traffic that will pass through this junction is likely to travel east-west along the A1121. However, a proportion of construction traffic is expected to require use of the B1192 and therefore further investigation is warranted. • A153 / B1192 – this junction is on the eastern edge of Coningsby in the form of a priority junction. This location has experienced six slight injury collisions and three serious injury collisions over a 5-year period, highlighting a relatively high proportion of serious injury collisions. Construction traffic travelling between areas to the north and temporary construction compounds north west and west of Boston could potentially pass through this junction and therefore further investigation is warranted.

1.6 Sensitive Receptors

The sensitivity of a road can be defined by the type of user groups who may use it, e.g. elderly people or children. A sensitive area may be a village environment or where pedestrian or cyclists activity may be high, e.g. in the vicinity of a school. A desktop exercise augmented by site visits has been undertaken to identify the sensitive receptors in the study area. The links that are adjacent to the sensitive receptors have been assigned a sensitivity value according to the highest value receptor on the route under consideration. For example, a village road providing access to schools (high sensitivity receptors) and residential dwellings with good footways (low sensitivity receptors). Using the methodology adopted, such a road would be identified as a high sensitivity link.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 7 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 All roads within the study area have been assessed and assigned link sensitivity. Table 1-3 details the links, the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) flow associated with each road link and the rationale for receptor sensitivity, while Figure 1-9 illustrates these links graphically.

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Ref. Description AADT HGVs % HGV Sensitivity Raionale for receptor sensitivity

A1028: between A1104 AA 5,662 407 7.2% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. and A158

A main (A) road, but with residential properties, shops and a A1104: east of A1028 AB 8,667 543 6.3% High school close to the road in Alford that would be susceptible to towards Alford increases in traffic flows.

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but has A158: between AC 7,815 420 5.4% Medium residential properties close to the road as it passes through Horncastle and B1195 Horncastle.

A158: between B1195/ AD 5,360 399 7.5% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A16

A158: between A16 and AE 8,022 464 5.8% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A1028

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. The A158: between A1028 AF 12,298 388 3.2% Low route has recently been realigned to avoid the town of Burgh le and Lincoln Road Marsh.

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A158: between Lincoln residential development to both sides, a caravan park, a college AG 10,255 125 1.2% High Road and A52 and some shops which could be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

A rural unclassified road which runs through the village of Orby, where there are residential developments on both sides and a AH Marsh Lane 4,297 508 11.8% Medium footway provided, though limited facilities, which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 9 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 A16: north of A1104 AI 9,481 905 9.5% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. towards Burwell

A16: between A1028 and AJ 6,276 747 11.9% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A158

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A16: between A158 and AK 10,020 908 9.1% Medium residential developments on one side and access to a school as it B1195 passes through Spilsby.

A16: between B1195 and AL 9,820 645 6.6% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A155

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but has A16: between A155 and residential properties close to the road as it passes through AM 6,306 594 9.4% Medium A52 Spilsby, and Pilgrim hospital is located along the link which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A16: between A52 and AN 34,071 1,920 5.6% High residential properties, a school, and shops close to the road that Shirbeck Quarter would be susceptible to increases in traffic.

A16: between Shirbeck AO 15,888 1,279 8.0% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. Quarter and A17

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A52: north of Marsh Lane AP 3,864 147 3.8% Medium pockets of residential developments and would be utilised to towards Hogsthorpe access a number of large caravan sites.

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but has A52: between Marsh AQ 13,052 210 1.6% High residential properties, caravan parks and shops close to the road Lane and A158 what would be susceptible to increase in traffic flow.

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but has A52: between A158 and AR 11,746 268 2.3% High residential properties and shops on both sides, and provides B1195 access to the train station.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 10 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 A52: between B1195 and AS 8,093 632 7.8% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A16

A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A52: between A1121 and AT 18,609 947 5.1% Medium residential developments close to the road that would be A16 susceptible to increases in traffic flows.

A52: between A1121 and A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, with AU 7,275 819 11.3% Low A17 limited access to residential properties.

A52: west of the A17 AV 8,958 976 10.9% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. towards Donington

B1195: between A16 and AW 1,527 188 12.3% Medium The link is a rural (B) road used to access small settlements. A52

This is a main (A) road but has residential and commercial A153: between A158 and properties adjacent to the road and it provides access to a school AX 10,464 677 6.5% High B1183 and leisure facilities which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

A153: between B1183 This is a main (A) road which provides limited access to residential AY 4,817 392 8.1% Low and A155 properties.

A153: between A155 and This is a main (A) road which provides limited access to residential AZ 8,253 546 6.6% Low B1192 properties.

A153: between B1192 This is a main (A) road but has residential properties adjacent to BA 11,357 477 4.2% Medium south and B1192 north the road which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

This is a main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, A155: between A153 and BB 3,145 199 6.3% Medium but has residential properties adjacent to the road for a short B1183 section as it passes through Mareham le Fen.

This is a main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, A155: between B1183 BC 2,554 193 7.6% Medium but has residential properties adjacent to the road for a short and A16 section as it passes through East Kirkby.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 11 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, but with A158: west of A153 BD 8,116 476 5.9% Medium residential developments close to the road as it passes through towards Wragby Horncastle.

This is a main (B) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic, B1192: between A153 BE 6,199 552 8.9% Medium but has residential properties adjacent to the road for a short and B1184 section as it passes through New York.

B1192: between B1184 This is a main (B) road which provides limited access to residential BF 7,970 709 8.9% Low and A1121 properties.

B1184: between B1192 This is a rural (B) road which has residential properties close to BG 2,957 213 7.2% Medium and B1183 the road which would be susceptible to increases.

B1184: between B1183 This is a rural (B) road which has residential properties close to BH 1,863 296 15.9% Medium and A16 the road which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

B1183: between B1184 This is a rural (B) road which has residential properties close to BI 3,482 488 14.0% Medium and A1137 the road which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

A1137: between B1183 This is a main (A) road, but has residential properties adjacent to BJ 10,175 1,001 9.8% Medium and A16 the road which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

A1121: between A17 / BK 21,827 3,335 15.3% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A52

A17: west of A1121 BL 13,470 2,661 19.8% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. towards Heckington

A17: between A1121 and BM 13,088 2,637 20.1% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A52

A17: between A52 and BN 2,051 41 2.0% Low A main (A) road designed to carry high quantities of traffic. A16

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd 12 Triton Knoll Electrical System, Triton Knoll Electrical System 80427 This is a main (A) road, but has pockets of residential properties A111: between Alford and BO 5,830 233 4.0% Medium adjacent to the road which would be susceptible to increases in A52 traffic flow.

This is a main (A) road, but it passes through a large residential A52: between A1104 and BP 2,155 293 13.6% Medium area in Sutton on Sea, which would be susceptible to increases in B1449 traffic flow.

This is a main (B) road, but has pockets of residential properties B1449: between A1111 adjacent to the road through Bilsby which would be susceptible to BQ 934 105 11.2% Medium and A52 increases in traffic flow.

A rural unclassified road which runs through the village of Sea Road: between A52 Anderby, where there are residential developments on both sides BR 1,150 89 7.8% High and Roman Bank and no footways, which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

Roman Bank: between A rural unclassified road with some pedestrian activity and no BS 5,662 407 7.2% Medium Sea Road and Sea Lane footways, which would be susceptible to increases in traffic flow.

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