NORTHERN TRANS-PENNINE ROUTES STRATEGIC STUDY Stage 1 Report 25/02/2016 Quality Management Issue/revision Issue 1 Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Revision 4 Remarks First Issue Revision 1 Draft Revision 2 Draft Revision 3 Draft Final Draft Date 18th Dec 2015 12th Jan 2016 8th Feb 2016 9th Feb 2016 25th Feb 2016 Prepared by Richard Jones Richard Jones Richard Jones Richard Jones Richard Jones Checked by Tim Lund Tim Lund Tim Lund Tim Lund Tim Lund Authorised by Helen Murphy Helen Murphy Helen Murphy Helen Murphy Helen Murphy Project number 3511985BQ 3511985BQ 3511985BQ 3511985BQ 3511985BQ Report number NTPR-D2 NTPR-D2 NTPR-D2 NTPR-D2 NTPR-D2 Revision 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 i Northern Trans-Pennine Routes Strategic Study Stage 1 Report 25/02/2016 Client Highways England / Department for Transport Piccadilly Gate Store Street Manchester M1 2WD Lead Consultant WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Limited Tel: 01904 615 227 www.wsp-pb.co.uk Registered Address WSP UK Limited 01383511 WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AF Integrated Delivery Team Contacts Helen Murphy –
[email protected] 01904 615 224 Tim Lund –
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[email protected] 01904 615 227 Project number: 3511985BQ Dated: 25/02/2016 ii Table of Contents 1 Introduction and Study Objectives ......................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................ 1 1.2 Study Objectives .................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Area ............................................................................. 3 1.4 Study Stages and Programme ............................................... 6 1.5 Stakeholder Reference Group ............................................... 9 1.6 Stage 1 Objectives ................................................................ 9 1.7 Stage 1 Report Structure ......................................................