Metrowest Phase 1 Draft TA 04

Metrowest Phase 1 Draft TA 04

Portishead Branch Line DCO scheme (MetroWest Phase 1 ) Environmental Impact Assessment Draft Transport Assessment Prepared for West of England Councils September 2017 1 The Square Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6DG United Kingdom Document History Portishead Branch Line DCO scheme (MetroWest Phase 1) Environmental Impact Assessment Draft Transport Assessment West of England Councils This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Created by Verified by Approved by 01 February 2016 Draft for review JE HS HS 02 March 2016 Draft for comment JE HS HS 03 April 2016 Revised draft JE HS HS 04 December 2016 Revised draft ÁK HS HS 05 September 2017 Revised draft ÁK HS HS METROWEST PHASE 1- TA_GW2017-09-25 Contents Section Page Acronyms and Abbreviations Glossary of terms Addendum Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scheme overview ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2.1 The MetroWest Programme ................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 MetroWest Phase 1 project .................................................................................... 2 1.2.3 MetroWest Phase 1 Objectives .............................................................................. 4 1.2.4 MetroWest Phase 1 – A committed policy ............................................................. 4 1.3 Consenting regime ............................................................................................................... 4 1.4 The applicant ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Scope of the report .............................................................................................................. 6 1.5.1 Transport Assessment scoping ............................................................................... 6 1.5.2 Consultation ............................................................................................................ 6 1.6 TA Guidance ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.7 Structure of this Transport Assessment .............................................................................. 8 Policy Context ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 National Policies and Strategies......................................................................................... 10 2.3 Local Policies and Strategies .............................................................................................. 10 2.4 Emerging Policies and Strategies ....................................................................................... 10 2.5 Summary of Key Issues ...................................................................................................... 10 Scheme Proposals ................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Scheme description............................................................................................................ 21 3.3 Portishead station .............................................................................................................. 29 3.4 Pill station .......................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 Ashton Vale Road ............................................................................................................... 38 3.6 Other elements of the scheme .......................................................................................... 38 3.6.1 Portishead Trinity Footbridge ............................................................................... 38 3.6.2 Other Pedestrian, Cyclist and Equestrian Measures ............................................ 38 3.6.3 Signals and track ................................................................................................... 44 3.6.4 Maintenance and Emergency Access ................................................................... 44 3.7 MetroWest Phase 1 passenger rail service pattern ........................................................... 48 3.8 Summary of key issues ....................................................................................................... 48 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................... 49 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 49 4.2 Existing land uses ............................................................................................................... 49 4.2.1 Portishead ............................................................................................................. 49 4.2.2 Portishead to Pill ................................................................................................... 49 4.2.3 Pill.......................................................................................................................... 49 4.2.4 Ashton Vale Road Level Crossing .......................................................................... 49 4.3 Committed development ................................................................................................... 54 4.4 Existing highway network .................................................................................................. 60 METROWEST PHASE 1- TA_GW2017-09-25 CONTENTS 4.4.1 Principal links and junctions ................................................................................. 60 4.4.2 Local links and junctions ....................................................................................... 64 4.4.3 Weight restrictions ............................................................................................... 74 4.4.4 Speed limits .......................................................................................................... 74 4.4.5 Existing Traffic Regulation Orders ........................................................................ 74 4.5 Existing highway flows....................................................................................................... 79 4.5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 79 4.5.2 Portishead ............................................................................................................ 79 4.5.3 Pill ......................................................................................................................... 79 4.5.4 Ashton Vale .......................................................................................................... 80 4.5.5 Level Crossings ..................................................................................................... 85 4.6 Existing parking conditions ................................................................................................ 87 4.6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 87 4.6.2 Portishead ............................................................................................................ 87 4.6.3 Pill ......................................................................................................................... 90 4.6.4 Ashton Vale .......................................................................................................... 93 4.7 Existing collision data ........................................................................................................ 95 4.7.1 Portishead ............................................................................................................ 95 4.7.2 Pill ......................................................................................................................... 97 4.7.3 Ashton Vale .......................................................................................................... 99 4.8 Existing public transport provision .................................................................................. 100 4.8.1 Portishead bus services ...................................................................................... 100 4.8.2 Existing bus service access to the proposed Portishead station site ................. 102 4.8.3 Pill bus services ................................................................................................... 102 4.8.4 Bus services in the vicinity of the level crossings ............................................... 105 4.8.5 Survey of bus passengers ................................................................................... 105 4.8.6 Local rail network ..............................................................................................

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