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Middleton Traffic Initiative - 26T Status: for Publication Limitation Scheme Subject: Middleton Traffic Initiative - 26T Status: For Publication Limitation Scheme Report to : Middleton Township Committee Date: 24 th May 2012 Report of: Director of Highways and Email: Engineering [email protected] Tel: 01706 924608 Cabinet Member : Portfolio Holder for Highways and Engineering Comments from Section 151 Officer Statutory Officers: Monitoring Officer Key Decision: Yes / No Forward Plan General Exception Special Urgency 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 To update Committee on the outcome of consultation relating to the Experimental 26T Restriction Order in Middleton and to seek a decision on whether or not to proceed with promotion of the Traffic Regulation Order. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 Committee consider the contents of the report and decide which alternative to proceed with (see para 3.1 & 3.2). 2.2 The financial implications of the decision should be considered. Version Number: Page: 1 of 11 Reasons for recommendation 2.3 In May 2011, RMBC advertised its intention to promote a 26T Experimental traffic order in Middleton. The order was challenged in the High Court by the Road Haulage Association (RHA). The RHA considered that there had been insufficient consultation. In response Corporate Services has now written directly to all statutory consultees listed in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 seeking their views relating to the proposed scheme. 2.4 The response received must now be considered and if needed be acted upon prior to the committee reaching its decision to proceed with the Traffic Order. 3. MAIN TEXT INCLUDING ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED/ CONSULTATION CARRIED OUT Alternatives considered 3.1 Not to proceed with progressing the scheme and authorise the removal of the gateway signs at a cost of approximately £6000. 3.2 To continue with the scheme by carrying out an Origin and Destination survey at a cost of approximately £40 000 to create an evidence base for the justification for the introduction of the scheme. Consultation proposed/undertaken: 3.3 A feasibility study was carried out by traffic consultants Peter Brett Associates in 2004, 26 organisations were contacted by letter. Of those that replied 5 had concerns; • Freight Transport Association • Road Haulage Association • Greater Manchester Police • Greater Manchester Fire Service • Chamber Business Connections 3.4 The Middleton Township committee was reminded of the concerns expressed during the 2004 consultation process at the meetings held on the 11 th March 2010 and the 8 th September 2011. 3.5 Further consultation letters inviting comments were distributed on the 2nd December 2011 by the Legal Services Section. Version Number: Page: 2 of 11 3.6 The consultation period was extended to the 31st January 2012 at the request of the Road Haulage Association with the following comments having been received; 3.7 Issues raised by Edna Gill (Road Haulage Association): Roadway House, Little Wood Drive, West 26 Industrial Estate, Cleckheaton The Road Haulage Association (RHA) have a number of concerns and would like to submit a formal objection to the proposal. They are aware that there have been concerns expressed, over the last ten years, regarding the movement of HGVs in the Middleton area and will continue to try to help minimise any problems that arise from these movements. The RHA have requested copies of any surveys or assessments that have been conducted recently and state if surveys have been conducted, they would be interested to know on what basis these proposals have been put together. RHA have consulted a number of haulage companies in the Middleton Junction area and all have reported that an access restriction would bring about considerable costs to their local business both financially and environmentally. With an increase in congestion there would also be additions to fuel costs, vehicle maintenance driver time and driver wages. Two of the local companies, alone, have report an total additional 34,424 miles per annum would have to be driven by their vehicles just to gain access to Middleton town centre from the Middleton Junction area. This would result in displacing these HGV movements to other residential areas within Rochdale Borough. The RHA state that there would also have been a significant problem for Haulage companies members whose ability to access and serve businesses in the centre of Rochdale will be impacted. It is a balance between the perceived benefit to the Town Centre to be Heavy Goods Vehicle free, and the economic impact to business dependent upon HGV’s for deliveries. RHA are concerned that given the current economic climate and the National Planning Policy Framework, consideration should be given on the balance between economic and environmental interests and therefore would like to scrutinise both the factual assumptions and political/policy reason for making this order. 3.8 Response of the Director of Highways The weight limit proposals for Middleton were initiated by the Middleton Traffic Initiative (MTI) prior the opening of the M60 during 2000. This was due to a perceived increase of traffic and general HGV movements diverted from the Motorway onto the local road network through Middleton. Version Number: Page: 3 of 11 Prior to progressing the scheme Rochdale MBC commissioned Origin and Destination traffic surveys to identify the issue of general HGV through movements in order to justify the proposals. These Origin and Destination Surveys were carried out in 1998, 2000 and 2001, by Greater Manchester Transportation Unit over a 10 hour period during the day (8am-6pm). It is important to mention that these surveys took into consideration “all HGV’s” and not specifically those over 26Tonnes which this experimental order will be affecting. HGV’s over 26Tonnes will make up a proportion of the “all HGV’s” figure however the proportion of which was not observed at the time and is therefore unknown. The results of the surveys indicated the numbers of all HGV vehicles “unmatched” (those that have some legitimately purpose in Middleton town centre) were considerable. The percentage of all HGV movements recorded in Middleton as being legitimately in the area were 61% in 1998 (prior to M60 opening), 73% in 2000 and 64% in 2001. With Traffic Surveys indicating the majority of HGV traffic in Middleton being legitimately in the area servicing local business, private consultants “Peter Brett Associates” (PBA) were brought in during 2004 to investigate the benefits of the scheme. While the Origin and Destination survey only considered daytime movements, additional general traffic counts were carried and analysed by the PBA report and concluded that overall the number of night time HGV movements in Middleton were low and are likely to be generated from by Robert McBride Ltd. The expected benefits highlighted in the PBA report were based the Origin and Destination data from the 2000 survey, predicted a two way average daily reduction of general HGV traffic at each gateway of 22 vehicles. Again these figures are based on “general HGV movements” which includes vehicles classed as 26 Tonne and under which are not affected by the proposed Experimental order. The benefits of a 26tonne scheme would therefore be much lower and can only be predicted by commissioning a more extensive Origin and destination survey. Another issue is that the expected benefits were based on a number of assumptions such as the provision of advance signing that currently do not form part of the minimal scheme proposed due to budget constraints. Version Number: Page: 4 of 11 One of the key challenges of such a proposal is to reduce the impact of traffic whilst maintaining economic prosperity and meeting peoples needs. Where access is precluded such as on Grimshaw Lane special consideration should be made to the business adversely affected by these proposals. Since we have received legitimate concerns and are aware of issues concerning other companies, this needs to be seriously considered and mitigated before we proceed with the introduction of the scheme to avoid further legal challenge. 3.9 Issues raised by Sergeant Dean Memory, Police Greater Manchester Police (GMP) GMP is concerned that business premises off Grimshaw Lane will not be allowed to have deliveries from a vehicles over 26 tonnes. He feels the scheme as it stands is unworkable from an enforcement aspect due to the large area of the scheme, access to any terminal point within the “except for loading/unloading” zone will mean that a significant number of over 26 tonne vehicles will still be allowed in the area as they will be going to roads / premises within the extended restricted area and any enforcement action will necessarily be difficult in proving that the vehicle was in effect just passing through the area. GMP states when the experimental order is not proving effective then the remedy for this should not be for enforcement activity, proper solutions to the problem need to then be sought. Accordingly Greater Manchester Police will not do any pre-planned enforcement of the scheme. This does not of course preclude an officer who observes a contravention from dealing with it. He is also concerned about the lack of advance warning signs notifying vehicles over the 26 tonnes of the gateways. Where a vehicle over 26 tonnes may legitimately turn around or deviate from the restricted road. Due to difficulties encountered in gaining approval to site advance signs any vehicle turning left off the motorway will not be warned of the restriction and will be unable to turn around. 3.10 Response of the Director of Highways As previously mentioned in section 3.8, there may be businesses who are situated on Grimshaw Lane who are inconvenienced by the restriction unable to have deliveries from Vehicles over 26T. One such business identified in previous Township reports would be JW Lees.
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