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Trans-Pennine Routes: Feasibility Studies: Stage 1 Report 718783/TRA/PCF/002 Trans September-Pennine 2010? Routes Feasibility Study Stage 1 Report February 2015 718783/TRA/PCF/002 September 2010? This report has been prepared for the Highways Agency and the Department for Transport by Mouchel Ltd. ii Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Context and Background ....................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Current and Future Situation .......................................................................... 1 1.3 Current Challenges and Priorities .......................................................................... 3 1.4 Intervention Objectives .......................................................................................... 4 2 Introduction and Purpose ................................................................................... 5 2.1 Preamble ............................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Wider Context of the Investment Process ............................................................. 5 2.3 Aims and Objectives .............................................................................................. 5 2.4 Geographic Scope ................................................................................................. 6 2.5 Modal Scope .......................................................................................................... 7 2.6 Study Stages ......................................................................................................... 7 2.7 Stakeholder Engagement ...................................................................................... 8 3 Background and Historical Work ..................................................................... 10 3.1 Route Strategies .................................................................................................. 10 3.2 Approach ............................................................................................................. 10 3.3 Timeline of Previous Work ................................................................................... 14 3.4 Previous Findings of Studies into Modal Transfer ............................................... 16 4 Availability and Robustness of Transport Modelling ..................................... 19 5 Understanding the Current Situation ............................................................... 22 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Routes Description .............................................................................................. 22 5.3 Trans-Pennine Journeys ...................................................................................... 24 5.4 Traffic Flow Data .................................................................................................. 29 5.5 Route Capacity .................................................................................................... 35 5.6 Congestion and Speed ........................................................................................ 37 5.7 Journey-Time Reliability ...................................................................................... 44 5.8 Environment ......................................................................................................... 47 5.9 Society ................................................................................................................. 57 5.10 Safety ................................................................................................................... 58 5.11 Asset Condition .................................................................................................... 65 5.12 Summary ............................................................................................................. 67 iii 6 Understanding the Future Situation ................................................................ 68 6.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 68 6.2 Inter-regional Connectivity ................................................................................... 68 6.3 Strategic Economic Plans .................................................................................... 71 6.4 Strategic Growth Proposals ................................................................................. 77 6.5 Future Land Uses and Policies ............................................................................ 79 6.6 Future Changes to the Transport System ............................................................ 87 6.7 Future Travel Demands and Levels of Service .................................................... 92 6.8 Summary ............................................................................................................. 95 7 Establish the Need for Intervention ................................................................. 96 7.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 96 7.2 Connectivity Challenges and Opportunities ......................................................... 96 7.3 Operational Challenges and Opportunities .......................................................... 98 7.4 Asset Condition Challenges and Opportunities ................................................... 99 7.5 Capacity Challenges and Opportunities .............................................................. 99 7.6 Environmental Challenges and Opportunities ................................................... 100 7.7 Safety Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................ 100 7.8 Social Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................. 101 7.9 Prioritisation of Challenges ................................................................................ 101 8 Intervention Objectives ................................................................................... 103 8.1 Approach ........................................................................................................... 103 8.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................ 103 9 Geographic Area of Interest ........................................................................... 105 9.1 Geographic Scope ............................................................................................. 105 10 Findings and Conclusions .............................................................................. 106 11 Glossary ........................................................................................................... 110 iv 1 Executive Summary 1.1 Context and Background 1.1.1 The Department for Transport has commissioned a number of Feasibility Studies to investigate solutions to some of the most significant and longstanding congestion hot-spots in the country. The aim of this feasibility study is to identify the opportunities and understand the case for future investment on trans-Pennine routes that will improve connectivity between Manchester and Sheffield, and that are deliverable, affordable and offer value for money. 1.1.2 The study considers the current trans-Pennine road routes which include the A57, A628, A616 and A61 in terms of the strategic road network, as well as the A57, A6, A623, A624, A625, A6187 and A6103 on the local authority road network. The study also includes the Hope Valley railway line. 1.1.3 The modal scope of the study is predominantly road-based and considers potential investment proposals on both the strategic and local authority road networks. The study also aims to understand the contributions that current rail investments plans may bring to trans-Pennine connectivity and be aware of and understand further potential proposals that may emerge from other related transport investment planning processes. 1.1.4 The feasibility study does not consider specific issues or proposals in relation to other parts of the strategic road network in the vicinity, as the case for further future investment is being considered as part of the Highways Agency’s South Pennines Route Strategy, or within other specific feasibility studies. 1.1.5 The study has followed three stages and this report provides the outputs from Stage 1 and follows Steps 1 to 4b of the WebTAG Transport Appraisal Process. 1.1.6 Stage 1 focusses on understanding the current and future situations in the study area, establishing the need for intervention and identifying the objectives for any future proposals to resolve the issues identified. In completing Stage 1, a range of policies, previous studies and primary data have been reviewed and analysed to provide a firm basis for further analysis and option development. 1.1.7 As part of the engagement process through the three stages of the feasibility study, a Stakeholder Reference Group was established and it was involved at both the commencement and completion of Stage 1. In addition, engagement was undertaken as part of Stage 1 with a number of individual stakeholder organisations to collate information and views on the current and future performance of the trans- Pennine transport network. 1.2 The Current and Future Situation
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