West Lancashire Route Management Strategy Lancashire County Council Stage 2 Report OD-1 | Rev2.2 02 August 2017 Stage 2 R eport Lancashire County Council WLRMS Stage 2 Report West Lancashire Route Management Strategy Project No: B2237526 Document Title: WLRMS Stage 2 Report Document No.: OD-1 Revision: Rev2.2 Date: 02 August 2017 Client Name: Lancashire County Council Client No: N/A Project Manager: Sergey Makov Author: Gavin Thomson File Name: P:\B2000000\B2237526 - West Lancashire RMS\3 JC Tech Work\3.1 Transportation\3.1.2 Reports\West Lancashire RMS Stage 2 Jacobs U.K. Limited 1 City Walk Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 9DX United Kingdom T +44 (0)113 242 6771 F +44 (0)113 389 1389 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2017 Jacobs U.K. Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This document has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this document by any third party. Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved V1 30/03/2017 Draft for client review GT DS SM V2 21/07/2017 Final draft awaiting approval GT DS SM V2.1 31/07/2017 Final (awaiting comments) GT DS SM V2.2 02/08/2017 Final (client approved) GT DS SM OD-0 i WLRMS Stage 2 Report Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Report Purpose ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Scope and Study Area................................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.1 Report Scope ............................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3.2 Study Area ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 Sources of Information ................................................................................................................................ 7 1.5 Report Structure .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Methodology .............................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Network Problem Identification .................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Network Functions and Performance ........................................................................................................ 10 2.4 Network Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 West Lancashire Route Management Strategy ........................................................................................ 10 2.5.1 Option Generation ..................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5.2 Early Sifting ............................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5.3 Option Appraisal ........................................................................................................................................ 11 3. Stakeholder Engagement ....................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Key Stakeholders ...................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Problems and Opportunities Workshop ..................................................................................................... 12 4. Network Problem Identification ............................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Network Resilience .................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2.1 East-West Connectivity ............................................................................................................................. 14 4.2.2 Highway Directional Signage .................................................................................................................... 14 4.2.3 Hospital Access ......................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2.4 Strategic Road Network Emergency Diversion Routes ............................................................................. 17 4.3 HGV Routing ............................................................................................................................................. 18 4.3.1 Inappropriate Routing ................................................................................................................................ 18 4.3.2 Current Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 19 4.4 Public Transport ........................................................................................................................................ 19 4.4.1 Bus Network .............................................................................................................................................. 19 4.4.2 Rail Network .............................................................................................................................................. 21 4.5 NMU Facilities ........................................................................................................................................... 22 4.6 Derby Street Bridge, Ormskirk .................................................................................................................. 22 4.7 Bank Bridge, Tarleton ................................................................................................................................ 23 5. Future Growth and Development ........................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Future Development Impacts .................................................................................................................... 25 OD-0 ii WLRMS Stage 2 Report 5.2 Strategic Developments ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.2.1 Yew Tree Farm, Burscough ...................................................................................................................... 27 5.2.2 Cuerden, South Ribble .............................................................................................................................. 28 5.3 Major Highway Improvements ................................................................................................................... 29 5.3.1 Preston Western Distributor (PWD) .......................................................................................................... 29 5.3.2 Highway Improvements: Ribble Crossing bypass ..................................................................................... 29 5.3.3 Highway Improvements: Penwortham Bypass .......................................................................................... 29 5.3.4 Highway Improvements: A582 South Ribble Western Distributor Road ................................................... 30 6. Network Functions and Performance Analysis .................................................................................... 31 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 31 6.2 Movement and Place Matrix ...................................................................................................................... 31 6.2.1