PROM (P) 1P: APPENDIX A-39 EDINBURGH AIRPORT RAIL LINK BILL COMMITTEE PROMOTER’S RESPONSE TO COMMITTEE QUESTIONS The Reference Case consists of the 2001 Base Year networks from the LUTI model1, updated to reflect recently-completed schemes plus schemes which are assumed to have sufficient merit and political/financial backing to be safely assumed to appear at some point in the future. The following list summarises the Reference Case changes made to the 2001 base-year networks from the CEC LUTI models and the assumed opening year (shown in brackets). Road Schemes • A1 Haddington-Dunbar dualling (completed 2004); • M80 Auchenkilns Roundabout; • M9 Spur Extension/A90 Upgrade (aka A8000), as per preferred option presented at the PLI (i.e. with no junction between the M9 and the B800/A8000 at Humbie) (2006); and • Rosyth Port link road (2006). Bus Schemes • all current ‘on the ground’ bus priority schemes in Edinburgh, as per information provided by CEC in November 2003 - York Place/ London Road/ A90/ A702 / etc (implemented 2003); • November/December 2003 inter-urban bus services entering Edinburgh, including accurate modelling of Ferrytoll services; • improvements to CEC orbital bus services and services to growth areas, based on November 2003 service patterns; • “Fastlink” – formerly WEBS (implemented 2004); • Straiton to Leith Quality Bus Corridor (implemented 2004); • new bus priority (all assumed in 2004), as specified by CEC during the SITCoS project69 as follows: - Lindsay Road / Commercial Street; - Inverleith Row/Granton Road; - Lindsay Road / Lower Granton Road; - Maybury Road; - Lanark Road /Inglis Green Road Signals, from roundabout (bus priority has been added but the junction is not currently modelled in detail); - Farmilehead Junction; - Drum Brae North; - Drum Street /Ferniehill Drive; 1 For more information on the LUTI model see CEC LUTI Functional Specification Report, MVA/DSC, August 2003 - Howden Hall Road / Captains Road; - Milton Link Signals, from roundabout (bus priority added but the junction is not currently modelled in detail); - Duddingston Park Roundabout; - Ferry Road (east); - Ferry Road (west); - West Granton Road / Silverknowes Parkway / Granton Midway; and - Crewe Toll / Pennywell Road. • New bus-based P&R at Ingliston, Straiton, Todhills and Hermiston (2006); • City Bypass bus service Airport - Ingliston - NRI, 1/2 hourly (2006); • City Bypass hard-shoulder bus priority (2006); • SESTRAN bus priority: Dalkeith-Little France (2006); • SESTRAN bus priority: additional on Maybury Road (2006); and • 540 additional parking spaces at Ferrytoll, (achieved by decking the existing car park) (2006). Rail Schemes • 15 minutes Edinburgh - Glasgow service (implemented 1999); • Edinburgh Crossrail/ Brunstane station/Newcraighall P&R (implemented 2003); • Edinburgh Park Station, served by all passing trains except the Edinburgh-Glasgow services (implemented 2003); • Waverley Station Redevelopment Phase 1 (2007); • Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Rail Reopening and diversion of all coal freight from the Forth Rail Bridge (2007); • car park expansion at Dalgety Bay rail station (additional 107 spaces, to give total of 203 spaces, including 9 disabled) (2006); • car park expansion at Dunfermline railway station (additional 93 spaces to give a total of 192 spaces (including 6 disabled bays) (2006); • car park expansion at Kirkcaldy railway station (additional 395 spaces to give a total of 540 spaces (including 10 disabled bays) (2006); • car park expansion at Markinch railway station (additional 149 spaces to give a total of 177 spaces (including 9 disabled bays) (2006); • car park expansion at Rosyth railway station (additional 112 spaces to give a total of 152 spaces (including 9 disabled bays) – 2006; and • Platform-lengthening (to 6-car) on Fife Circle and Bathgate line (2006). Other Schemes • Edinburgh Tramline 2 (2011); • Edinburgh PT Interchange investment (Haymarket, Cameron Toll etc) (2006); • Electronic tolling on the Forth Road Bridge (2006); and • Central Edinburgh Traffic Management (CETM) measures (2006). .