A27 Arundel Bypass Scheme Assessment Report October 2020 Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 – PLANNING FACTORS AND BRIEF CHAPTER 3 – EXISTING CONDITIONS CHAPTER 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS CHAPTER 5 – DO MINIMUM SCENARIO CHAPTER 6 – ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CHAPTER 7 – FURTHER ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CHAPTER 8 – DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS CHAPTER 9 – SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC APPRAISAL CHAPTER 10 – SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC APPRAISAL CHAPTER 11 – SUMMARY OF SOCIAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL APPRAISAL CHAPTER 12 – SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 13 - SAFETY ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 14 - OPERATIONAL, TECHNOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS CHAPTER 15 - APPRAISAL SUMMARY CHAPTER 16 – SUMMARY OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CHAPTER 17 – IDENTIFICATION OF PREFERRED ROUTE CHAPTER 18 - CONCLUSION APPENDICES A TO C APPENDICES D TO G This Scheme Assessment Report (SAR), presents the information from the 2019 Interim SAR with the 2019 and 2020 errata corrections and adds chapters 16 – Summary of Public Consultation, 17 – Identification of Preferred Route and 18 – Conclusion. October 2020 A27 Arundel Bypass Scheme Assessment Report Chapter 1 - Introduction October 2020 Interim Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Scheme Context ....................................................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Scheme Description ................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4 Scheme History ........................................................................................................ 1-6 1.5 Purpose and Structure of the Report...................................................................... 1-9 Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 1-11 Glossary .......................................................................................................................... 1-11 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 - A27 Corridor 1-5 Figure 1-2 - Historic Options 1987 to 1993 1-8 Figure 1-3 - Highways England Project Control Framework 1-9 Version P05 October 2020 Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1.1 In May 2018 a Scheme Assessment Report1 (SAR) on the A27 Arundel Bypass scheme (the Scheme) was published. This report summarised the technical appraisal of several alternative options for the Scheme and the findings of a non-statutory public consultation which was held between 22 August 2017 and 16 October 2017 (the 2017 Public Consultation). A Preferred Route (PR) for the Scheme was then announced in May 20182 (the 2018 Preferred Route Announcement (PRA)). In October 2018 Highways England announced a further non-statutory public consultation on route options3 (the Further Consultation). This decision was informed by development of the Preferred Route since its announcement and to ensure continued engagement on project planning and development. 1 Highways England, “A27 Arundel Bypass Scheme Assessment Report,” May 2018. [Online]. Available: https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a27-arundel- bypass/results/sarv1forpublishing.pdf [Accessed 20 June 2019 2 Highways England, “A27 Arundel Bypass Preferred Route Announcement,” Spring 2018. [Online]. Available: https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a27-arundel- bypass/results/a27arundelbypassprabrochure-webversion-final-100518.pdf [Accessed 20 June 2019] 3 Highways England, Press Release, “Arundel bypass – further consultation next spring,” October 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/arundel-bypass-further- consultation-next-spring [Accessed 20 June 2019 Page 1-1 October 2020 Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation 1.1.1.2 An Interim Scheme Assessment Report was published in August 20194. This formed part of the consultation documents for the further non-statutory public consultation, which was held between 30th August 2019 to 24th October 2019. It reported on the Scheme’s history, existing conditions, the development of route options and the appraisal of the short-listed options. Errata documents were published in September 20195 and February 20206 correcting errors in the Interim SAR. This SAR updates the Interim Scheme Assessment report, providing a summary of the consultation and recommends Highways England’s Preferred Route. 1.1.1.3 A decision on whether or not to approve the preferred option will be made by the relevant Highways England investment decision committee (IDC). The decision would be made public in a new PRA. 1.1.1.4 Highways England would then develop the PR and the Scheme would undergo additional public consultation, including a period of statutory consultation, before submission of a Development Consent Order (DCO) application. The DCO application would be examined by Appointed Persons’ called the Examining Authority who would then make a recommendation on the application scheme, after which the Secretary of State (SoS) would decide on whether to make or refuse development consent. Once a decision is made there is a period to challenge. Once an Order is made the development can commence in accordance with the terms of the DCO and certified documents. 4 Highways England “Interim Scheme Assessment Report,” August 2019 [online]. Available https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a27-arundel-bypass-further- consultation/supporting_documents/A27%20Arundel%20Bypass%20%20Scheme%20Assessment%20Rep ort%202019%20%20Final.pdf. (Accessed, February 2020) 5 Highways England “Interim Scheme Assessment Report Errata”, September 2019 [online]. Available https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a27-arundel-bypass-further- consultation/supporting_documents/Interim%20Scheme%20Assessment%20Report%20Errata%2016%20S eptember%202019%20.pdf. (Accessed, February 2020) 6 Highways England “Interim Scheme Assessment Report Errata”, February 2020 [online]. Available https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a27-arundel-2019-further-consultation- corrections/supporting_documents/A27%20Arundel%20Bypass%20Further%20Consultation%20%20Sche me%20Assessment%20Report%20Errata%203%20February%202020.pdf, (accessed, February 2020) Page 1-2 October 2020 Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation 1.2 Scheme Context 1.2.1.1 The A27 is the only east-west trunk road south of the M25 (Figure 1-1). It links many of the towns and cities along the south coast, including Portsmouth, Havant, Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Adur, Brighton and Hove, Lewes, and Eastbourne serving a combined population of around 1.2 million people7, as well as a large number of businesses. The A27 also provides access to the wider Strategic Road Network (SRN) and is therefore an important corridor for both longer distance travel (67%) and local traffic (33%)8. West Sussex also attracts, on average, 17 million visitor days per year, contributing over £500 million to the local economy9. 1.2.1.2 The A27 through Arundel is currently operating at over 100% of capacity. 1.2.1.3 Population estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that Arun is the most populous district in West Sussex, and it represents 19% of the county’s population. Arun has one of the highest new housing targets in West Sussex, with the target of an additional 20,000 new residential dwellings by 203110. The existing journey to work information for West Sussex and Arun District indicates that a high proportion of working age residents moving into these new dwellings are likely to commute to their place of work by car, adding to the pressure on the road network. 1.2.1.4 On either side of Arundel, the A27 is a dual carriageway which has the capacity to carry existing traffic flows and can cope with future traffic growth. However, the single carriageway section and junctions through Arundel do not cope with the existing traffic during peak periods, particularly on the section to the west of Crossbush where the Average Annual Daily traffic (AADT) is over 32,000 vehicles per day11. This often results in long queues of traffic approaching Arundel. 7 Nomis. Official labour market statistics. Available at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk [Accessed August 2019] 8 A27 Arundel Bypass Highways England PCF Stage 2 Further consultation strategic model (2015 base). Local traffic is defined as having an origin or destination within Arundel. Through-traffic has an origin and a destination outside of Arundel 9 The GB Day Visitor Statistics 2015, Visit Britain (https://www.visitbritain.org/sites/default/files/vb- corporate/Documents-Library/documents/England-documents/gbdvs_annual_report_2015_13.06.16.pdf) 10 Arun Local Plan 2011-2031 (Adopted July 2018) 11 A27 Arundel Bypass Highways England PCF Stage 2 Further consultation strategic model (2015 base) Page 1-3 October 2020 Scheme Assessment Report A27 Arundel Bypass – PCF Stage 2 Further Consultation 1.2.1.5 The congestion caused by the lack of capacity on the A27 through Arundel results in delays for traffic. This is demonstrated by comparing journey times in peak periods to off peak periods (see Chapter 5 and 9 for