CECA Transport Group A Guide To Sub-National Transport Bodies Contents 1. Introduction 6. Transport for the South East a. CECA Transport Group a. About b. Executive summary b. Governance and Key Players c. Strategy 2. Devolution & the formation of Sub-National Transport Bodies d. CECA engagement 3. Transport for the North a. About 7. Transport for London b. Governance and Key Players a. About c. Work Programme b. Governance and Key Players d. Strategic Transport Plan c. Strategy e. Meetings d. Meetings f. CECA engagement e. Procurement f. CECA engagement 4. Midlands Connect a. About 8. Key messages b. Governance and Key Players c. Work Programme d. CECA engagement 5. England’s Economic Heartland a. About b. Governance and Key Players c. Strategic Transport Forum d. Key Priorities e. Work Programme f. CECA engagement CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Introduction a) CECA Transport Group The CECA Transport Group brings together senior representatives of all our member companies to understand at first hand our customers’ needs, the wider policy environment and how we can work together to deliver the world-class infrastructure the UK so desperately needs. The group works collectively to ensure the voice of civil engineering contractors is heard and is widely respected across the infrastructure sector. b) Executive Summary This document is an aid to members as they navigate the new opportunities offered by the established and the emerging Sub- National Transport Bodies (STBs). STBs are pan-regional strategic bodies overseeing the transport needs and priorities over a wide geographic region. Driven by the need to support regional economic growth and to create a balanced economy across the nation they bring a joined up approach to the planning, prioritisation and delivery of transport improvements across a number of England’s regions. Understanding STBs offers an opportunity for CECA members to get involved in the forward strategy and to help deliver outstanding infrastructure innovatively and efficiently. This guide will help them navigate and understand at an early stage the scope and scale of future opportunities. CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Devolution & the formation of Sub-National Transport Bodies The policy landscape in England since 2010 has had a strong Transport for the North became the first new statutory Sub- focus on regional growth, driven by those living and working National Transport Body in April 2018, and three other bodies in these regions, with particular regard to economic growth. are in development with funding from the Department for The early years of the Coalition Government saw the creation Transport: Midlands Connect, England’s Economic Heartland of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). These LEPs, combining and Transport for the South East. business and local government, were developed to promote business-led local economic development. Budget 2018 announced the draft Roads Investment Strategy 2. Key projects include progressing the A1(M) link to Newcastle, and A key milestone in the devolution process was the speech by key projects like the A66 Trans-Pennine, the Oxford-Cambridge the then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in 2014 Expressway, and the Lower Thames Crossing. where he used the expression ‘Northern Powerhouse’. This recognition of the power in the regions has been a spur, not The Chancellor also announced: substantial progress on the only for the North, but also for other regional focus including development of the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford Arc; Midlands Engine, England’s Economic Heartland and, more a refreshed Midlands Engine Strategy to be published in 2019; recently, The South East. a further £37 million to support the development of Northern Powerhouse Rail, with the first business case of the scheme As the LEPs established themselves and an increasing number due at the end of 2018; and a refreshed Northern Powerhouse of City Deals and Local Growth Deals were awarded it became Strategy published in 2019. apparent that transport needed to be developed in a strategic manner, enabling a truly responsive outcome for local needs. While not an STB in line with the 2016 Devolution Act, we have In order to deliver this ambition for the transport sector, The included Transport for London within this document which, while Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 formalised constituted differently, has some similar functions to the new the establishment of Sub-National Transport Bodies, which, bodies and is a key client for many members. when placed on a statutory footing enable decision making over strategic transport schemes to be devolved below national level to support local growth and increase UK GDP. Prior to the emphasis on regional transport outside London, the creation of a mayoralty in London in 2000 and the associated powers over transport granted to Transport for London showed that a more strategic approach to transport had the potential to generate benefits for the economy and for customers alike. CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Transport for the North About Transport for the North (TfN) is England’s first STB and the first to receive statutory status. Its overarching ambition is to transform the North of England’s transport network, driving forward substantial economic growth. TfN works as a partnership and as such speaks with one voice to make its case for transformational growth. It brings together the North’s nineteen local transport authorities, its business leaders, Network Rail, Highways England, and HS2 Ltd, all working closely with central Government. TfN does not seek to replace or replicate the work of existing local transport bodies. Its goal is to add value through the development of the strategic transport networks ensuring that funding and strategy decisions are informed by local knowledge, pan-regional requirements and a strong economic case. Building on the 2016 Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, TfN is now carrying out further work to strengthen its economic case. CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Governance & Key Players: Leadership Team Barry White, Chief Executive John Cridland CBE, Chairman Peter Molyneux, Major Roads Director Alastair Richards, Integrated & Jonathan Spruce, Interim Smart Travel Director Policy and Strategy Director David Hoggarth, Rail North Ltd Tim Wood, Northern Director Powerhouse Rail Director CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Governance & Key Players: Board TfN’s Board comprises representatives from the public and private sectors, Rail North, authorities from outside the TfN area and its delivery partners. John Cridland CBE, Chairman Councillor Ian Gillies, Councillor Samantha Dixon, Board Vice-Chair Board Vice-Chair Jim O’Sullivan, Highways Paul Griffiths, Managing Sir Peter Hendy, England Director, Phase 2, HS2 Chairman, Network Rail TfN’s Board members also include LEP and local authority representatives as well as those from the former Rail North Authorities (then known as Rail North) and now known as Strategic Rail. CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies Work Programme TFN has 7 core programmes at the heart of its work. Government has confirmed funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail and A69 junction improvements and A66 dualling, as well as a commitment to fund studies for the proposed TransPennine tunnel. • Strategic Development Corridors: TfN’s integrated rail and major roads reports, published in June 2017, identified 26 connectivity priorities which have been brought together within seven defined Strategic Development Corridors. Each corridor represents an economic area where evidence suggests the most progress towards transformational growth could be made by bringing forward major road and rail investment. The corridors encompass the needs of people, business, freight and logistics. They have formed the focus of wider stakeholder consultation on the draft Strategic Transport Plan. • Northern Powerhouse Rail is a specific programme of interventions (at one time described as HS3) which will better connect the key economic areas and cities of the North. Costed proposals for the whole of the Northern Powerhouse Rail network are being finalised, and the Strategic Outline Business Case will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport by the end of 2018. • Rail Franchising Investment: Strategic Rail (formerly known as Rail North) became part of TfN in April 2018. A Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England has been published which will feed into TfN’s Strategic Transport Plan. CECA Transport Group: Sub-National Transport Bodies • Major Roads: TfN has identified a Major Road Network for the North which identifies local and strategic roads that are vital for economic growth. These priority routes will inform the recommendations in the Strategic Transport Plan for the North, based on the seven Strategic Development Corridors. TfN is also working with Highways England and the Department for Transport (DfT) on three strategic road studies for the North, which are being carried out as part of the Government’s second Roads Investment Strategy, The Northern Trans Pennine Routes Study, The Manchester North West Quadrant Study and The Trans Pennine Tunnel Studies. • Integrated and Smart Travel is a programme to introduce smart ticketing across the North with a tap-in, tap-out system and a ‘fair-price promise’ for passengers on public transport across the North. • Freight and Logistics: