A120 Bypass (Little Hadham) Gateway & Business Case Presentation www.hertsdirect.org
Overview of Problem Highway issues: Little Stansted Hadham •Signal controlled staggered crossroads Airport in village causes congestion (A120 is Bishop’s one-way through the signals). Stortford •Proximity of adjacent historic buildings limit online options. •Instances of vehicles hitting buildings within the village. Other associated issue: •Flooding within the centre of the village (most recent in Feb 2014). Signalised Cross Roads in Little Hadham www.hertsdirect.org
Overview of Flooding Associated issue: •Flooding within the centre of the village (most recent in Feb 2014). www.hertsdirect.org
Overview of Scheme • 3.9km Single Carriageway Bypass • 3 Flood Attenuation/Storage Areas (delivered as part of the scheme in collaboration with the Environment Agency) Agricultural Flood Storage Area Bridges Albury Road Overbridge Roundabout Roundabout www.hertsdirect.org
Governance Framework www.hertsdirect.org
HCC Project Stages and Gateways Stage Gateway Stage 1 - Initiation Gateway 1 - Inception Stage 2 – Option Testing Gateway 2 - Feasibility Stage 3 – Preferred Option Business case Gateway to be passed Gateway 3 – Programme Entry Stage 4 -Design Gateway 4 – Conditional Approval Stage 5 -Procurement Gateway 5 – Final Approval Stage 6 – Delivery Gateway 6 - Completion Stage 7 - Maintain & Operate www.hertsdirect.org
Gateway 3 Requirements The project promoter will be required to provide evidence that the following criteria have been met within its request to pass through Gateway 3: – Business Case approved following independent review – Updated Budget, Funding and Cashflow Requirements Identified for Stage 4 – Indicative Budget, Funding and Cashflow Requirements Identified for Stages 5, 6 & 7 – Approvals to Seek Statutory Powers Secured – All Legal Agreements Identified – Consultation and Communication Strategy for Stage 4 Identified – Post Completion Monitoring Regime Identified – Governance Framework Completed Quantitatively for Stage 4 and Qualitatively for Stages 5, 6 &7 www.hertsdirect.org
Business Case Gateway 3 Requirement - Business Case approved following independent review A120 Business Case structure: –Background –Strategic Case –Economic Case –Financial Case –Commercial Case –Management www.hertsdirect.org
Business Case - Objectives Objectives: 1. To decrease the journey time along the A120 between Bishop’s Stortford and the A10 by providing a local bypass at Little Hadham in scale with the other sections of the route by 2019. 2. To reduce the risk of fluvial flooding in Little Hadham and communities to the south by working with the Environment Agency to deliver integral flood attenuation areas as part of the delivery of the bypass. 3. To reduce severance in the centre of Little Hadham by removal of the majority of the through traffic congestion and, as a result, improving the overall well-being of residents in Little Hadham. www.hertsdirect.org
Business Case – Key Outcomes • Benefit to Cost Ratio – 9.1 (early schemes BCR 7.86) – Does not include Wider Economic Benefits or those associated with the flood storage. • Total funding required for bypass scheme is £29.86m including inflation. • Categorised as a Local Major Transport Scheme. • Contract strategy to be agreed, but likely to be a D&B. www.hertsdirect.org
Key Issues and Risks • LEP funding not secured – In SLGF Bid as high priority • Poor collaboration with Environment Agency – MOU almost signed off – Collaboration Agreement being negotiated • Required land not secured – Offer to acquire land - negotiations on-going • Programme Risks due to unknown Issues e.g. Archaeology, Protected Species – Robust assessment planned for 2014/15 – Programme includes some capacity for delay • Competition for Competent Contractors (Dam) – Begin engagement with Contractors once funding secured www.hertsdirect.org
Key Scrutiny Outcomes • Stakeholder, Partners and Inter-dependencies Risk to Delivery – MOU with EA developed, other stakeholder workshops and engagement planned. • Reliance on previous Optioneering Work subject to challenge – Workshop already held to review previous work, further consideration will be undertaken as required. • Modelling Benefits and Journey Time Information deviation from process – Updated traffic modelling work planned and commissioned to be complete by mid 2014. • Scheme Costs and Affordability Risk – Funding routes identified and approval of funding by LTB, LEP and EA being sought. www.hertsdirect.org
Programme 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Gateway 3 – Programme Entry Stage 4 – Preliminary Design & Planning Application Gateway 4 – Conditional Approval Stage 5 – Procurement Gateway 5 – Final Approval Stage 6 – Delivery (D&B) Gateway 6 – Completion Stage 7 – Maintain and Operate www.hertsdirect.org
Budget, Funding and Cashflow Programme of costs 2015-19 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Stage 4 – Preliminary Design & Planning £0.65m £1.13m Application £0.76m Stage 5 – Procurement £10.93m £16.26m Stage 6 – Delivery (D&B) Stage 7 – Maintain and Operate www.hertsdirect.org
Funding Sources Funding Source Amount (£m) Project Sponsor (HCC) £1.55m Growth Fund (LTB) £18.5m Environmental Agency £1.0m sources Stansted Airport Ltd/S106 £0.33m Growth Fund (LEP) £8.48m Total £29.86m www.hertsdirect.org
Cost Profile (including inflation) Financial 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Total Year £0.12m £0.65m £0.68m £0.10m £0 £0 £1.55m HCC LTB £0 £0 £0.45m £0.66m £10.93m £6.45m £18.50m LEP £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £9.81m £9.81m £0.12m £0.65m £1.13m £0.76m £10.93m £16.26m £29.86m Total www.hertsdirect.org
Statutory Process Completed: • Preferred Route identification process undertaken in 2008. • “Authorisation to proceed with Statutory Processes including applying for Planning Permission, Side Roads Orders and Compulsory Purchase Orders to enable delivery of the A120 Little Hadham Bypass” obtained via – H&WM Panel endorsement (18 March 2014) and – Cabinet authorisation (24 March 2014). www.hertsdirect.org
Statutory Process To be completed: •Side Road Orders / TROs •Rights of Way diversions •Compulsory Purchase Orders (if required) •Joint Planning Permission Application to HCC for bypass and for flood storage area •SUDS Approval (following consultation in early stages to be completed formally by D&B Contractor) www.hertsdirect.org
Legal Agreements • Memorandum of Understanding in place with Environment Agency • Collaboration Agreement with EA (to set out detail under MoU) to be developed during Stage 4 • Any associated agreements following potential land purchase will be developed as appropriate. www.hertsdirect.org
Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (Stage 4) • Public Consultation Events undertaken as part of previous schemes • Business Case Identifies: – Public and stakeholder engagement will be a key part of the delivery of the project. – Statutory Consultees and other key stakeholders will be engaged throughout the scheme assessment and delivery process. – We will hold Environmental Liaison Group Meetings (ELG) throughout the environmental assessment process. – Public information events and one-to-one meetings with potentially directly affected landowners and other interested parties • Stakeholder Mapping Exercise undertaken i/c EA • Stakeholder Engagement Activity Plan to be produced in Q1 14/15 • Letters have already been sent to landowners and Councillors about environmental surveys and project website set up with FAQ. www.hertsdirect.org
Post Completion Monitoring Regime Strategy developed in accordance with DfT guidance in order to measure the effectiveness of the intervention in meeting the scheme objectives. Strategy based upon two elements: •Assessment of data that is already collected by the county council on a before and after basis; and •Collection and assessment of data collected specifically for the purpose of developing and appraising the scheme. The results will be reported in a Before and After Study to be produced one year after full scheme opening. Evaluation of the scheme based upon the monitored impacts and outcomes will be reported in the study. Further specific monitoring arrangements for each objective detailed within the Business Case. www.hertsdirect.org
Stage 4 Programme/Milestones 2014 2015 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Gateway 3 – Programme Entry Flood Modelling Work (EA) Traffic Model Update Preliminary Scheme Design Environmental Surveys Environmental Assessments Preparation of Planning Application Submission of Planning Application Planning Process Public Inquiry (if required) Gateway 4 – Conditional Approval www.hertsdirect.org
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