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Tees Valley has an ambitious Strategic Economic Plan to grow our local economy. An important part of this plan is to build on and improve our current transport system. A fi rst-class road network is key to economic growth, and our roads are central to helping us deliver our economic plans. We want to provide Ben Houchen, . Councillor Bill Dixon, Leader of Darlington Borough Council and Chair of the Tees Valley a high quality, quick and safe road Transport Committee. network for the people and roads are so important to our area and as the widening of the A19 between businesses of Tees Valley and the we must make sure that we use them Norton and Wynyard, these new wider North of England. By improving to the best advantage of the people and proposals are vital pieces of the “This is an exciting these road links, we better enable the businesses in Tees Valley. overall network that connects our area time for transport in the movement of people and freight across and keeps our economy moving. area and one we hope the North, allowing greater access to We’ve worked with key stakeholders, will be pivotal in making jobs and services within Tees Valley including the Department for We will start delivering these projects Tees Valley a place of and beyond and thereby increasing Transport and Highways England, between 2020 and 2025. Working growth and opportunity our potential for housing and to investigate the best options for together we can deliver a well for residents and economic growth. us to improve our road network. connected economy, driving growth businesses.” With projects already planned, such and jobs into the future. We are well connected to the rest of Paul Booth the UK, with three pivotal roads, the Chair, Tees Valley Local A19 the A1(M) and the A66. These Enterprise Partnership 61 HARTLEPOOL CONNECTING ss A167 Population: 92,500 A179 Jobs: 33,100 Businesses: 2,215 TEES VALLEY A688 STOCKTON-ON-TEES Population: 194,800 A689 Jobs:A689 90,40060 s & CLEVELAND A19 A689 Businesses: 5,260 Population: 135,300 Tees Valley Combined Authority roads are simply not equipped to deal This booklet will outline two A167 Jobs: 48,200 A6072 is always looking at ways we can with the volume of traffi c that they A1(M) Businesses: 3,055 key priorities to deliver our improve our area, making it an carry on a daily basis. plans for economic growth:

s even better place for residents 59 Tees Valley Combined Authority, in A68 and businesses to be. We have • A new Tees Crossing, A167 TEESPORT GATEWAY partnership with the fi ve local 58 A66 ambitious plans to grow our to ease congestion and A68 s councils and Highways England, A1(M) A171 economy over the next ten years has set out proposals for better address current issues A66 A172 as we aim to create 25,000 new jobs A19 A171 57 transport connections across the with journey times and DARLINGTON and 23,000 new homes. To deliver A1(M) STATION area, providing businesses and DARLINGTON delays DURHAM TEES on these ambitions we need to build Population: 105,400 56 VALLEY AIRPORT Population: 139,500 residents with a high quality road Jobs: 55,600 Jobs: 66,100 on our strengths and world-class

ss network that is safe, less congested • Improved east-west Businesses: 3,020 Businesses: 2,955 Urban Centres expertise in areas such as advanced and more reliable. connectivity on the A66 manufacturing, oil and gas, chemicals and process and logistics. An improved road network will corridor to the A1(M), provide more access to global providing a consistent Part of our plan for growth includes markets, increasing our capacity for standard of route all the extensive improvements to our road growth and creating more jobs for network. For too long, residents of way to the international the people of Tees Valley. Tees Valley have suffered from port at Teesport. frustrating delays where our major

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3316651665 RoadRoad NetworkNetwork Brochure.inddBrochure.indd 3-43-4 003/07/20173/07/2017 10:4010:40 What are the benefi ts of a new economic sites, including Belasis the Combined Authority’s project Tees crossing? Business Park, Riverside Park, development fund, and by working Middlehaven, Advanced closely with the new South Tees A new crossing of the River Tees will Manufacturing Park, Queen’s Development Corporation to develop provide additional capacity for up to Meadow Business Park and North a proposal for investment. Further 72,000 vehicles per day, addressing Shore Innovation Centre. detail on this proposal will be the current issue with congestion published in due course. and slow journey times and ensuring With the reduction in congestion will that new housing and employment also come a reduction in the number A Central Crossing would directly sites can be brought forward. and severity of road traffi c incidents, address the pressing issue of making our roads safer for all congestion on the A19. We are With 70% of major local businesses road users. now taking this route forward in being internationally owned, partnership with the Department improving access to the A19 will Location options for Transport, and are setting out enhance the regional, national and two options for the construction of a international connectivity of Tees Fourteen options were considered for new bridge. The Viaduct Option would Valley. The increased connectivity the best route for a new crossing of provide a new route for local traffi c will improve access to jobs and the Tees, with two strategic locations to cross the river, freeing up capacity services for all road users, allowing selected for further analysis. The on the current A19 Tees Flyover. The greater connections to strategic two locations are complementary, Newport Option would add a new centres and Enterprise Zones, and address specifi c economic crossing close to Newport Bridge, supporting sustainable local challenges. adding capacity through an additional development. An Eastern Crossing would unite route for traffi c to and from the A66 The Tees Crossing is the Eleven of the twelve Tees Valley industrial sites on the North and East. Both options require redesign only section of the A19 Enterprise Zone sites lie within a South bank and would expand the of junctions north and south of that does not meet the 20 minute drive of the A19, and catchment area for new jobs. We the river. Government’s this north-south route serves key are taking this forward through “mile per minute” objective for strategic highways. Route options for the CROSSING THE RIVER TEES PORTRACK INTERCHANGE Central Tees crossing.

Why do we need a new Tees Currently around 240,000 residents links to and from the North East crossing? work within Tees Valley creating both locally and nationally. With substantial congestion at peak times. growth ambitions for the Tees Valley There are currently 10 river crossings The section of the A19 over the Tees of 25,000 new jobs and 23,000 new between the west of Stockton and Viaduct regularly suffers from homes, congestion issues are only the coast. However, only two of these stationary traffi c, causing delays likely to get worse, so it is vital that NEWPORT crossings are capable of carrying BRIDGE to road users. the transport network is upgraded large volumes of traffi c, the A66 to support these ambitions. Surtees Bridge and the A19 Tees At the point where the A19 crosses NEWPORT Viaduct. Any incident on the A19 the River Tees, it carries 107,000 A new Tees crossing is also an INTERCHANGE or A66 therefore causes signifi cant vehicles per day. The same point important step to maximise the congestion on the local road on the A1(M) only carries 44,000 potential of other major schemes, crossings and the local road network. vehicles. This highlights the such as the proposed widening of the TEES VIADUCT These issues need to be resolved importance of the A19 to the Tees A19 between Norton and Wynyard. to achieve Tees Valley’s economic Valley economy, providing essential ambitions. Viaduct option

Newport option “A new strategic road Tees crossing will maximise effi ciency, thereby encouraging additional A19/A66 growth as a result of improved access to Enterprise Zone sites” INTERCHANGE

Taken from an independent report, by Lord Heseltine “Tees Valley: Opportunity Unlimited”

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The A66 is the main Tees Valley for the people who trans-Pennine route north live, work and do business in the of the M62, connecting the M6, area. The proposed plans will the A1(M) and Teesport. It is a improve the route from the A1(M) vital part of the Tees Valley road to Teesport, improving journey network and connects the key times, reliability and resilience. centres within Tees Valley to This will support more business, other City Regions and the rest more jobs and more housing of the UK. across the region. The A66 also enables a large number of short trips around Teesport is the largest exporting port in England.

A66 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS

The A66 is important for all Teesport is the fi fth largest port in Improvements to Cargo Fleet residents, businesses and visitors the country, and the largest exporting and Tees Dock Road roundabouts of Tees Valley. Many people rely on port in England, it is therefore one of are therefore planned to improve the it daily, whether for commuting, the key economic assets in the north. capacity of the A66 between the A19 business or pleasure. However, In order to attract global investment and Teesport. pressures are mounting at certain and more job opportunities to the Improvements are also being points, and the proposed plans will area, it is crucial to improve the investigated at the western side look to improve sections of the road, existing road link between the A1(M) of Stockton, which will support junctions and provide new road links. and Teesport. growth and improve congestion East-West route connectivity is At the eastern end of the A66 is the and reliability between Elton and particularly critical for access to cluster of chemical and energy Teesside Park. The new Tees Teesport and Durham Tees Valley industries at Teesport, the Wilton Crossing proposals, in combination “Improvements to the A66 east of the A1(M) to Teesport must be viewed holistically and as a Airport as it provides international Complex and the new Mayoral with the A66 improvements, will fundamental part of any package of works that emerge from the current Highways England and TfN connectivity and opens up logistics, Development Corporation at the ensure that Middlesbrough, study. Extending the current road network to the international gateway at Teesport recognises the freight and container market former SSI site, all of which are key Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar importance of the whole length of the route for the national economy, not simply part of it”. opportunities for businesses areas for business and job creation. and Cleveland are better connected within Tees Valley. via the A66. Taken from an independent report, by Lord Heseltine “Tees Valley: Opportunity Unlimited”

NEWTON HARTLEPOOL TEESPORT AYCLIFFE Extra Lanes J59 Junction STOCKTON-ON-TEES Improvements NEW NORTHERN LINK ROAD TEES CROSSING New Road

A66 A66 A66 A66 A1(M) LITTLE BURDON DARLINGTON ELTON INTERCHANGE 1825 WAY TEESSIDE PARK CARGO FLEET ROUNDABOUT TEES DOCK ROAD ROUNDABOUT A19 A66 MORTON PALMS ROUNDABOUT MIDDLESBROUGH REDCAR & J57 CLEVELAND

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ROUTE A A1(M)

Two indicative routes are being developed - Route A and Route B A167 ROUTE B shown here.

A1150 Access to the A66 from the A1(M) is currently A66 along unsuitable roads through residential areas.

DARLINGTON NORTHERN LINK ROAD

NEWTON At the western end of the A66 around and travel south from the A66, other parts of the Tees Valley economic and housing growth AYCLIFFE J59 Darlington there are signifi cant and vehicles from the north cannot road network. opportunities and an important link constraints that impact on how the leave the A1(M) to access Tees Valley. that better connects Tees Valley to NEW NORTHERN LINK ROAD A new route around the north east A66 works for the whole of Tees the A1(M) and provides more choice The traffi c has to use local roads, corner of Darlington would provide A1(M) (North route) for regional and national journeys. A167 Valley. Around Darlington the A66 such as the A1150 and A167, which A66 A1150 is single carriageway with a large go through built up residential areas Urban road not fi t LITTLE BURDON number of roundabouts and is often and are not suitable for the types The main objectives of the east-west connectivity for strategic traffi c heavily congested, resulting in slow and volume of vehicles travelling improvements are: A1(M) (South route) journey times from the A1(M) to on them. A1(M) Teesport. Improvements have been • Improved network resilience and connectivity for local, regional and This causes signifi cant stress on the identifi ed on the A66 between Morton international journeys local roads in Darlington, causing Palms roundabout and Little Burdon • Improved infrastructure to better serve Teesport MORTON PALMS confl ict with local residents, cyclists No access A66 Roundabout. • Making the A66 work better within Tees Valley and improving to A66 and pedestrians. It also creates from A1(M) Access to and from Tees Valley environmental concerns and journey times Extra Lanes is also restricted at junction 57 raises issues of safety. The problems • Future-proofi ng our roads so they unlock economic and housing A66(M) Junction J57 Improvements (Blackwell Spur) of the A1(M), where with this route have a knock-on growth in Tees Valley. No access to North New Road vehicles can only join the A1(M) effect, putting more pressure on (South only)

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The opportunities that will arise 164,000 Our current road infrastructure won’t cope with the by unlocking the potential for £861M IMPROVED JOURNEYS projected increase in housing and jobs over the next better transport are huge for SAVING TO PER DAY 10 years, therefore improvements to it are vital. Tees Valley, the North East and ECONOMY The proposed improvements to the road network in the UK economy. Tees Valley will ease congestion, reduce journey times The statistics shown here HIGH and make our roads a safer place to be. show how these projects alone will benefi t Tees Valley QUALITY, and highlight why these QUICK AND JOURNEY TIME SAVINGS BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS improvements are needed. SAFE ROAD NETWORK A1 to Teesport • Faster journey times • Less time spent in traffi c • Improved access to jobs and services • Safer roads with fewer accidents 20 780 • More reliable and consistent journey times 20hours 7 8 0 hours 7,000 4,500 saving saved per NEW HOMES NEW JOBS per person day across per year Tees Valley BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES

A19 within Tees Valley • Increased access to Enterprise Zones • Improved infrastructure to better serve Teesport 20 1145 • Future-proofi ng our roads, increasing the 20hours 1 1 4 5 hours capacity to deal with economic and saving saved per housing growth per person day across • Provide greater access to global markets per year Tees Valley

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