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Dyce Station Car Park Extension Consultation Process Transportation Nestrans April 2015 Dyce Rail Station Car Park – Initial Appraisal Prepared by: ........................................................... Checked by: ..................................................................... David Mayne Andrew Robb Consultant Senior Consultant Approved by: ........................................................... Emma Gilmour Associate Director Rev No Comments Checked by Approved Date by 2 Final following Client Comment AR EG 23/04/2015 1 Draft for Client Comment AR EG 17/03/2015 First Floor East, 22 Centurion Court, North Esplanade West, Aberdeen, AB11 5QH Telephone: 01224 284320 Website: http://www.aecom.com Job No 60338646 Reference M001 April 2015 This document has been prepared by AECOM Limited for the sole use of our client (the “Client”) and in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM Limited and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM Limited, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM Limited. Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Scope of Study................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.3 Structure of Report .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Dyce Railway Station Car Park ........................................................................................................................ 7 2 Background and Context Setting .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Existing Situation ............................................................................................................................................ 9 2.3 Previous Dyce Station Studies ....................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Policy Context ............................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 3 Establishment of Demand........................................................................................................................................ 19 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.3 Results ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Existing Patronage Figures & Trends ............................................................................................................. 24 3.5 Risk Identification .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4 Consultations ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 31 4.2 Summary of Problems, Issues, Opportunities and Constraints ........................................................................ 37 5 Objective Setting...................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.2 Objective Development ................................................................................................................................. 39 6 Initial Appraisal of Options ...................................................................................................................................... 43 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Assessment Criteria ...................................................................................................................................... 45 6.3 High Level Appraisal of Design Options ......................................................................................................... 48 6.4 Key Outcomes of Appraisal ........................................................................................................................... 50 6.5 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 51 7 Traffic Management ................................................................................................................................................. 53 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 53 7.2 On-Street Traffic Management....................................................................................................................... 53 7.3 Off-Street Traffic Management....................................................................................................................... 54 7.4 Further Traffic Management Issues................................................................................................................ 55 7.5 Traffic Management Options.......................................................................................................................... 55 8 Preliminary Design of Car Park ............................................................................................................................... 57 8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 57 8.2 Detailed Design Issues .................................................................................................................................. 57 8.3 Drainage ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 8.4 Option Costs ................................................................................................................................................. 58 8.5 Summary of Costs......................................................................................................................................... 63 9 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................................ 65 9.1 Next Steps .................................................................................................................................................... 65 Appendix A – Cost Estimates ............................................................................................................................................... 67 Appendix B – Drainage and SUDS Report ............................................................................................................................ 69 Appendix C – Design Option Drawings ................................................................................................................................ 71 Appendix D – Sub-Design Option Drawings ........................................................................................................................ 77 Appendix E – Survey Sheet .................................................................................................................................................. 83 Executive Summary AECOM Dyce Rail Station Car Park – Initial Appraisal 3 Capabilities on project: Transportation Executive Summary Introduction Nestrans commissioned AECOM to consider the potential for an extension to the existing car park at Dyce Railway Station.
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