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A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Summary Report – Option Assessment A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Report: Option Assessment Employer: Supplier: Highways England Mouchel Lateral St Johns House 8 City Walk Queen St Leeds Manchester LS11 9AT M2 5JB Document Ref.: HE550313-MOU-GEN-SW-REP-Z-011 Revision: P4.0 Date: September 2016 i A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Summary Report – Option Assessment Document Control Project A66/A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Document Title Stage 0.2 Report – Option Assessment Document Ref HE550313-MOU-GEN-SW-REP-Z-011 Revision P4.0 Name Company Suitability S3 Author(s) H Achampong, J Best, J Walsh Mouchel Date 19/09/2016 Reviewer D Morrow Mouchel Date 22/09/2016 Checker D Morrow Mouchel Date 22/09/2016 Authoriser H Achampong Mouchel Date 23/09/2016 Revision History Revision Date Description Author P1.0 12/02/2016 Draft for review and comment H Achampong, J Best P2.0 29/03/2016 Updated draft for review and H Achampong, J Best comment (Location 5 appraisals) P3.0 12/08/2016 Updated draft for review and H Achampong, J Walsh comment (Updated modelling and scope) P4.0 23/09/2016 Issue for sign off (updated report J Walsh and conclusions following client group review) Reviewer List Name Role Daniel Gaunt Project Sponsor, Highways England Fran Manancourt Strategic Transport Planning Officer, Tees Valley Unlimited Bill Trewick (rev P1.0) Infrastructure Projects Manager, Stockton-On-Tees Council Rob Farnham (rev P2.0, Principal Traffic Engineer, Middlesbrough Council P3.0 & P4.0) Approvals Name Signature Title Issue Date Revision The original format of this document is copyright to Highways England. ii A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Summary Report – Option Assessment Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................... i 0. Executive Summary ............................................................................................. i 0.1. Context and Background .................................................................................................. i 0.2. Summary of Option Assessment ...................................................................................... i 0.3. Options / Option Packages Identified .............................................................................. ii 0.4. Further Assessment ........................................................................................................ iii 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Study Purpose & Objectives............................................................................................ 1 1.3. Study Stages .................................................................................................................. 1 1.4. Stage Objectives ............................................................................................................. 2 2. Summary of Stage 0.1 Findings ......................................................................... 3 2.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Strategic Context ............................................................................................................ 3 2.3. The Current Situation ...................................................................................................... 3 2.4. Future Considerations ..................................................................................................... 4 2.5. Prioritisation of Challenges ............................................................................................. 4 2.6. Next Steps ...................................................................................................................... 5 3. Assessment Methodology .................................................................................. 6 3.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 6 3.2. Option Identification ........................................................................................................ 6 3.3. Option Sifting .................................................................................................................. 7 3.4. Option Assessment ....................................................................................................... 15 4. Location 1: A66(M) and A1(M) Junction 57 & Location 2: A66 Darlington Bypass ............................................................................................................... 18 4.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 18 4.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 19 5. Location 3: Potential New Link between A1(M) and A66 ............................... 23 5.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 23 5.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 25 6. Location 4: A66 South-west Stockton-on-Tees to A19 .................................. 29 6.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 29 6.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 30 i A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Summary Report – Option Assessment 7. Location 5: A66 from A19 to Teesport ............................................................ 35 7.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 35 7.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 35 8. Location 6: A689 Tees Valley ........................................................................... 41 8.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 41 8.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 41 9. Location 7: A689 County Durham.................................................................... 43 9.1. Context ......................................................................................................................... 43 9.2. Development of Options ................................................................................................ 43 10. Summary of Results ......................................................................................... 46 10.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 46 10.2. Strategic Fit ................................................................................................................... 46 10.3. Value for Money – Economy ......................................................................................... 46 10.4. Value for Money – Environmental ................................................................................. 46 10.5. Value for Money – Society ............................................................................................ 47 10.6. Value for Money – Public Accounts ............................................................................... 47 10.7. Value for Money – Indicative BCR................................................................................. 48 10.8. Financial Case .............................................................................................................. 48 10.9. Delivery Case ............................................................................................................... 48 10.10. Commercial Case ......................................................................................................... 49 10.11. Summary ...................................................................................................................... 49 11. Conclusions – Identification of Options for Further Assessment ................ 54 11.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 54 11.2. Recommendations and Next Steps ............................................................................... 54 12. Glossary ............................................................................................................. 57 ii A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Stage 0.2 Summary Report – Option Assessment Tables Table 3-1: A66 & A689 Tees Valley Strategic Study Objectives .................................................. 6 Table 3-2: EAST Scoring Categorisation .................................................................................... 9 Table 3-3: Option Assessment Areas ......................................................................................