Banbury Western Corridor Study May 2005
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Oxfordshire County Council Banbury Western Corridor Study May 2005 Jacobs UK Ltd technical and management consultants Oxfordshire County Council – Environment & Economy Banbury Western Corridor Study BPN 999 26th May 2005 Jacobs UK Ltd 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 7HX Tel 0141 204 2511 Fax 0141 226 3109 Copyright Jacobs UK Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this report may be copied or reproduced by any means without prior written permission from Jacobs UK Ltd. If you have received this report in error, please destroy all copies in your possession or control and notify Jacobs UK Ltd. This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of the commissioning party and unless otherwise agreed in writing by Jacobs UK Ltd, no other party may use, make use of or rely on the contents of the report. If others choose to rely upon this report they do so entirely at their own risk. 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Document No : BPN999/21/CSD/Rep01 Revision No : 00 Date : 26th May 2005 Prepared by : Colin Devlin Checked by : David Leigh Approved by : David Leigh Contents 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 3 1.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................3 1.2 Structure of the Report ....................................................................................4 2 RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION ...................................................... 5 2.1 Policy Review ...................................................................................................5 2.2 The Future of Transport: A Network for 2030................................................5 2.3 Oxfordshire Structure Plan..............................................................................5 2.4 Oxfordshire Local Transport Plan ..................................................................7 2.5 Cherwell District Local Plan 2011 ...................................................................7 2.6 Consultation......................................................................................................8 3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT ............................................................................ 9 3.1 Buses.................................................................................................................9 3.2 Trains...............................................................................................................11 4 ACCIDENT OVERVIEW........................................................................ 13 4.1 Overview .........................................................................................................13 4.2 Accident summary .........................................................................................14 4.3 Overall Accident Statistics ............................................................................17 4.4 Summary.........................................................................................................19 4.5 Conclusions from accident records .............................................................21 5 PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE FACILITIES............................................. 23 5.1 Policy objectives ............................................................................................23 5.2 Present Conditions.........................................................................................24 6 TRAFFIC DATA..................................................................................... 29 6.1 Traffic Flow Data.............................................................................................29 6.2 Traffic Speed Data..........................................................................................31 6.3 Queue survey..................................................................................................33 6.4 Conclusion......................................................................................................36 7 CONDITION ASSESSMENT................................................................. 37 7.1 Study Context .................................................................................................37 7.2 North Element.................................................................................................38 7.3 South Element ................................................................................................44 Banbury Western Corridor Study - May 2005 1 8 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS............................................................ 51 9 ROUTE STRATEGY.............................................................................. 55 9.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................55 9.2 Classification of the Corridor........................................................................56 9.3 Scheme Recommendations ..........................................................................57 9.4 Corridor Improvements Northern Section ...................................................57 9.5 West Banbury Corridor Road Improvements South...................................70 10 IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME AND COST ESTIMATES ........... 85 10.1 Programme and cost overview .....................................................................85 10.2 Group A...........................................................................................................86 10.3 Group B ...........................................................................................................87 10.4 Group C ...........................................................................................................88 10.5 Group D ...........................................................................................................89 10.6 Group E ...........................................................................................................90 10.7 Group F ...........................................................................................................91 10.8 Group G...........................................................................................................92 10.9 Group H ...........................................................................................................93 10.10 Group I.........................................................................................................94 10.11 Group J........................................................................................................95 10.12 Group K .......................................................................................................96 10.13 Summary of Grouping ...............................................................................97 11 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS........................................................ 99 Appendix A: Drawings Appendix B: Junction Analysis - Southam Road and Lockheed Close Roundabouts Appendix C: Junction Analysis - A422 Ruscote Avenue/Beaumont Road Appendix D: Junction Analysis – Ruscote Avenue/Warwick Road Appendix E: Junction Analysis Queensway/A361 Bloxham Road Appendix F: Notes on Bus Boarders Appendix G: Safety Auditor’s comments Banbury Western Corridor Study - May 2005 2 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Jacobs Babtie was commissioned on the 14 September 2004 by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to provide a route strategy development for the Banbury Western Corridor in Oxfordshire. The corridor commences on the A422 Ruscote Avenue at the junction with the A361 Southam Road, A422 Hennef Way, A423 Southam Road, the ‘Southam Road Roundabout’, continuing southwards along Ruscote Avenue, before continuing into Orchard Way, Woodgreen Avenue, and Queensway. The corridor concludes at the junction with the A361 Bloxham Road. The length of the corridor is approximately 3.1 km. The objective of the study is to take a comprehensive view of the corridor to consider the traffic management improvements and proposals that could be implemented within the confines of the existing carriageway space. More specifically the review examines traffic conditions, speed, flow, safety and segregation and develops a strategy that will help to create an improved highway corridor link. A detailed series of costings for each proposal and a programme of works prioritising the recommendations are also presented. The particular components of the study that have been considered are as follows: • Reduce vehicular congestion; • Improve safety and address the casualty record; • Reduce excessive vehicle speed; • Reduce noise pollution; • Improve amenity and reduce severance for cyclists and pedestrians; and • Improve existing public transport provisions. The above objectives are compatible with National, Regional, County, and District policies and guidance. Planning Policy Guidance 13, Urban Safety Management Guidelines (IHT) in conjunction with the Oxfordshire Local Transport Plan 2001-2006 has been used to form the strategy. The route strategy makes specific