ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK PREFERRED OPTIONS ASSESSMENT REPORT CONFIDENTIAL MARCH 2017 ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK PREFERRED OPTIONS ASSESSMENT REPORT Cormac Solutions Draft Confidential Project no: 70024617 Date: March 2017 – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff The Forum Barnfield Road Exeter EX1 1QR Tel: +0 (0) 1392 229 700 Fax: +0 (0) 1392 229 701 www.wsp-pb.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Remarks Date 30/03/17 Ross Pascoe Prepared by Will Sanderson Signature Checked by Lydia Palmer Signature Authorised by Katherine Bright Signature Project number 70024617 Report number 1 File reference ii PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT Team Leader Cormac Rick Clayton WSP | PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF Graduate Transport Planner Will Sanderson Assistant Transport Planner Ross Pascoe Principal Transport Planner Lydia Palmer Principal Transport Planner Thea Wattam ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Cormac Solutions Project No 70024617 March 2017 Confidential iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK ........................................................................1 CONFIDENTIAL MARCH 2017 ............................................................1 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 STUDY AREA ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................ 3 1.4 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 3 1.5 OTHER REPORTS ......................................................................................... 4 2 UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT SITUATION: POLICY CONTEXT .....................................................................................5 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 5 2.2 DFT ACTION FOR ROADS – A NETWORK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (JULY 2013).................................................................................................... 5 2.3 DEFRA – TOWARDS A ONE NATION ECONOMY: A 10-POINT PLAN FOR BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY IN RURAL AREAS (AUGUST 2015) ........ 7 2.4 CORNWALL & ISLES OF SCILLY LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP -STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PLAN 2014-2020 (DRAFT) ......... 7 2.5 CONNECTING CORNWALL: 2030 MOVING TOWARDS A GREEN PENINSULA (MARCH 2011) .......................................................................... 7 2.6 CORNWALL COUNCIL – ECONOMY AND CULTURE STRATEGY 2013-2020 (SEPTEMBER 2013) ..................................................................... 8 2.7 CORNWALL LOCAL PLAN: STRATEGIC POLICIES 2010-2030 (NOVEMBER 2016) ........................................................................................ 8 2.8 ST AUSTELL BAY ECONOMIC FORUM - AREA INVESTMENT PLAN FINAL REPORT (SEPTEMBER 2015) ............................................................ 9 2.9 SUMMARY POLICY CONTEXT ...................................................................... 9 3 UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT SITUATION: LOCAL CONTEXT AND ISSUES ............................................................10 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 10 ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Cormac Solutions Project No 70024617 Confidential March 2017 iv 3.2 ST AUSTELL LOCAL ECONOMY ................................................................ 10 3.3 HIGHWAY NETWORK AND ISSUES............................................................ 15 3.4 ST AUSTELL TO A30 – A391 ....................................................................... 15 3.5 ST AUSTELL TO A30 – B3274 ..................................................................... 15 3.6 ST DENNIS ................................................................................................... 18 3.7 ACCESS TO THE EDEN PROJECT ............................................................. 18 3.8 RSI DATA ..................................................................................................... 20 3.9 TRAFFIC FLOWS ......................................................................................... 20 3.10 TRAFFIC SPEEDS ....................................................................................... 26 3.11 JOURNEY TIMES ......................................................................................... 28 3.12 ACCIDENT DATA ......................................................................................... 29 3.13 RAIL ............................................................................................................. 32 3.14 BUS .............................................................................................................. 33 3.15 SUMMARY OF EXISTING ISSUES ............................................................... 34 4 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ........................................35 4.1 LOCAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 35 4.2 COMMITTED SCHEMES .............................................................................. 37 5 ESTABLISHING THE NEED FOR INTERVENTION ..................38 6 OBJECTIVES FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS .......................39 6.1 OVERARCHING STRATEGIC AIMS ............................................................. 39 6.2 SCHEME OBJECTIVES................................................................................ 39 7 FUNDING ....................................................................................40 8 POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ..................................................41 8.1 OPTION GENERATION ................................................................................ 41 8.2 HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS – OPTION 1 – BUGLE – GOONBARROW ROUTE WITH HARMONY ROAD LINK (HIGH SPEC) ...... 42 ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Cormac Solutions Project No 70024617 Confidential March 2017 v 8.3 HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS – OPTION 1A – BUGLE – GOONBARROW ROUTE WITH HARMONY ROAD LINK (LOW SPEC) ....... 42 8.4 HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS – OPTION 2 – ROCHE ROUTE WITH PENWITHICK LINK ............................................................... 42 8.5 HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS – PARKANDILLICK LINK .......... 42 9 ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS USING THE OPTIONS APPRAISAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................43 9.1 APPROACH.................................................................................................. 43 9.2 STRATEGIC FIT ........................................................................................... 43 9.3 ECONOMIC CASE ........................................................................................ 46 9.4 FINANCIAL CASE ........................................................................................ 48 9.5 DELIVERY CASE ......................................................................................... 48 9.6 COMMERCIAL CASE ................................................................................... 49 9.7 SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 50 10 CONSULTATION ........................................................................51 10.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 51 10.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................ 51 10.3 POST CONSULTATION SCHEME REVISIONS ............................................ 51 10.4 BUSINESS SURVEY CONSULTATION ........................................................ 52 10.5 CONSULTATION SUMMARY ....................................................................... 52 11 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ................................................53 11.1 SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 53 11.2 THE NEED FOR INTERVENTION ................................................................. 53 11.3 SCHEME OBJECTIVES................................................................................ 53 11.4 OPTIONS APPRAISAL ................................................................................. 53 11.5 CONSULTATION .......................................................................................... 54 11.6 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 54 ST AUSTELL TO A30 LINK WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Cormac Solutions Project No 70024617 Confidential March 2017 vi TABLES TABLE 3-1: PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WORKING IN MINING AND QUARRYING SECTORS.................................................................................... 10 TABLE 3-2: POPULATION UNEMPLOYED................................................................... 11 TABLE 3-3: PEOPLE IN PROFESSIONAL AND ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS ......... 12 TABLE 3-4: AVERAGE IMD RANKING BETWEEN 2014 AND 2015.............................. 14 TABLE 3-5: ST AUSTELL TO A30 JOURNEY TIMES 1ST FEBRUARY – 31ST MAY 2015 NEUTRAL WEEKDAYS (TERM TIME). ........................................ 28 TABLE 3-6: BUGLE CROSSROADS SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR 2017 BASE SCENARIO. ................................................................................