Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Stakeholder Conference 5. Factors Informing Corridor Decision and an update on Current Work
Matt Stafford Project Director Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Introduction and Aim of Stage 1
Introduction • Aim of Stage 1 • Project Intervention Objectives • Corridor Assessment Process • Corridor Options • Constraints and Opportunities • Growth Potential • Stakeholder Engagement
Background Strategic Study Interim Report. Strategic Study Stage 3 Report. Established the case for intervention Shortlisted 3 corridor options
Overall aim of stage 1 • Select a corridor • Develop route options • Prepare for non-statutory consultation • Split into two sub-stages: – Stage 1a – corridor selection – Stage 1b – route option development
Aim of Stage 1A • Identification of the corridor which performs best against the project strategic objectives • Collect data to allow for an evidenced based assessment of each corridor’s performance • Engage with stakeholders to develop an appreciation of their views • Identify known problems and opportunities within the expressway corridor • Produce a Corridor Assessment Report to recommend a preferred corridor to take forward
Major Project Milestones & Lifecycle
Simon Beaney Technical Project Manager Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Corridor Options and Assessment
Study Area 38
Corridor A 39
Corridor B 40
Corridor C
All Corridors
Factors Informing Corridor Recommendation Assessment against Strategic Objectives Strategic Delivery Assessment Strategic Outline Business Case
Assessment against Strategic Objectives • Connectivity • Strategic Transformation • Economic Growth • Skills and Accessibility • Planning for the Future • Environment • Innovation 44
Ox-Cam Strategic Objective - Example 1. Connectivity Connectivity DfT Strategic Objective • Provide an east-west strategic road link between Milton Keynes and Oxford that delivers enhanced connectivity through faster, safer and more reliable connections across the corridor in the broad arc from Oxford to Cambridge via Milton Keynes 45
Ox-Cam Intervention Objectives- Example 1. Connectivity Connectivity Intervention Objectives • Reduce journey times • Improve journey time reliability • Promote resilience • Safety performance of the project delivery • Safety performance of the finished product 46
Corridor Assessment Framework Each objective is assessed against a 7 point scale: Highly Advantageous Moderately Advantageous Slightly Advantageous Neutral Slightly Disadvantageous Moderately Disadvantageous Highly Disadvantageous
Sifting – assessing the performance of each corridor Overall Strategic Objective Assessment Intervention objective Assessment The performance of each corridor against each strategic objective using a 7-point scale and the performance of each corridor against each sub- objective informs this 48
Corridor Assessment Summary Table Corridor options objectives Project 49
Adrian Dawes Environment Lead Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Constraints and Opportunities
Project Mapper 51
Environment 52
Rory Brooke Growth Lead Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Growth Potential
Growth • High level ambition for transformative growth across the arc • Expressway can support and assist in delivery of this growth • Capacity of each corridor to facilitate expressway dependent growth is assessed • Performance assessment of each corridor is based on current available information
Map of Existing Planned Development Data from: • Glennigan Database • Published Local Plans Total of 1,600 sites mapped
Mechanics – additional growth / allocated sites Capacity of expressway to support development Additional growth: development that the provision of Oxford to Cambridge Expressway could support Permitted and allocated Sites: Developments which are already permitted or allocated in local plans
Emerging Growth Considerations • Housing numbers • Balance of jobs and workers • Sustainable development • Productivity
Ian Dudgeon Traffic and Economics Lead Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Traffic Modelling
Traffic, Appraisal and Economics – ongoing work • Development of traffic model • Data collection – March • Volumetric traffic counts at over 240 locations • Turning movement counts at 12 locations • Preparation for traffic forecasting • Discussions with Local authorities • Collation of Local Plan information for creation of Reference Growth Forecast
Journey Time Savings Corridor Indicative Journey Time Savings in 2041 A 31 to 40 minutes B1 25 to 32 minutes B2/B3 31 to 40 minutes C1 20 to 29 minutes C2/C3 25 to 33 minutes M4 J13 at Chieveley to M1 J13 at Milton Keynes
Lisa Levy and Siobhan Adeleke Stakeholder Engagement Team Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement Strategic level recommendation so we have targeted key stakeholders to engage and inform the process • Ongoing engagement since project inception in 2015 • Intensification of engagement over the last 6 months in the run up to corridor choice • Through SRG’s, Members Forums, one -to-one and written representations
Engagement in Stage 1A • December 2017 – 5 SRG meetings • January 2018 – APPG • February – Members’ Forum, Request for Written Representations & start of technical engagement • March – SSG & 6 SRG meetings • April – requested meetings • May – Members’ Forum & Conference • June – 1 st Parliamentary Forum • July - SSG & SRG meetings • Requested meetings where feasible
Request for written representations – February 2018 • Stakeholders asked to provide feedback on the corridors to inform the analysis • Designed to draw out the issues, concerns and opportunities associated with each of the corridors, without asking for technical detail on specific locations
Key points from March SRG Workshops • Theme 1- Connectivity • Theme 2- Growth • Theme 3- Environment Feedback from sessions • Happy with structure and organisation • Next time ask stakeholders to submit questions in advance • Quality range of comments on corridors received
Key Themes from Representations Environment Congestion, including Connectivity Biodiviersity and and Water Accessibility Archaeology Key Themes from and Cultural the Stakeholder Safety Representations Heritage Planning, Growth and Design, Strategy Construction and Cost
Engagement next steps • Regular meetings with stakeholders during route option development • Non-statutory consultation in Stage 2 – expected Autumn 2019 • Statutory consultation in Stage 3 How can we engage better? Welcome suggestions on engagement, talk to the team or attend the engagement workshop after lunch
Break • 15 mins
Safety Moment Life without Zoe (Driver Texting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhZiu8FQq us 69
Chris Nicholson East West Railway
Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Stakeholder Conference 6 . East West Railway
East West Railway Chris Nicholson East West Railway /
Agenda • Context • Progress to date • Integration Highways England and EWR Co. East West Railway 7 / 3
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Introductory Context “A contestable market has few barriers to entry and a threat of competition to incumbents. Increased contestability can lead to greater innovation , better value for money and deliver more for customers .” Hansford Review June 2017 “I am determined to create an environment where innovative third party companies can compete for and directly deliver railway projects.” Mark Carne (Network Rail) responding to the Hansford Review 75 East West Railway /
Oxford – Milton Keynes – Cambridge • Corridor 3.3m population • 175,000 businesses • 1.6m jobs • Contributes £90bn to GDP • Hosts high-tech / life sciences / space / engineering • World leading universities 7 6 East West Railway /
National Infrastructure Commission Report 2017 Key transport messages: • Commit £1bn for delivery of the EWR Western Section by 2023 • By 2030 deliver EWR Central Section • Deliver the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway by 2030 77 East West Railway /
Autumn 2017 Budget Funding for transport across England: Transport links along the Cambridge- Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor will be improved by: • Completing the rail link between Oxford and Bedford, and Aylesbury and Milton Keynes • Setting up a new East West Rail Company to speed up work on the rail link between Bedford and Cambridge • £5 million to help develop plans for Cambridge South Station • Building the Expressway road between Oxford and Cambridge East West Railway 7 / 8
Strategic Vision for Rail: ‘…By 2024 the western section of East West Rail will be complete, allowing services between Oxford and Bedford, and Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. We are also establishing a new East West Rail company to accelerate delivery of the central section between Bedford and Cambridge, aiming for completion by the mid-2020s, and to explore securing private-sector involvement to design, build and operate the route as an integrated organisation…’ 79 East West Railway /
Our Objectives “….I will begin by looking at the reopening Customer of the link from Oxford to Cambridge, to focus support a range of opportunities including housing, science, technology and innovation. I am going to establish East West Rail as Agent for EWRco Effective a new and separate organisation, to growth Delivery accelerate the permissions needed to reopen the route, and to secure private sector involvement to design, build and operate the route as an integrated Private organisation….” Sector Involvement Rt Hon Chris Grayling East West Railway 8 / 0
Delivering Our Objectives • Alignment of objectives into an integrated business case • Support the socio and economic objectives of the entire Growth corridor • Right train service, route selection and delivery methodology Customer • Opportunity to test vertical integration • Will still be interfaces to manages focus • Clear line of sight to the customer Effective • Clarity of purpose, objectives and scope • Singularly focused team Delivery • Right procurement Private Sector • Empowered scheme promotors • Land value capture involvement • Remove barriers and be accessible East West Railway 8 / 1
Route Sections Norwich Milton Keynes Bletchley / Cambridge Bedford Western Section Oxford Central Section Eastern Section Ipswich Aylesbury East West Railway 8 / 2
The Western Section Oxford – Bicester (Phase 1) 83 5-Apr-17 83 East West Railway /
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Bicester – Claydon Jn. 86 5-Apr-17 86 East West Railway /
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Claydon Jn. - Bletchley 90 5-Apr-17 90 East West Railway /
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Claydon Jn. - Aylesbury 94 5-Apr-17 94 East West Railway /
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HS2 Interface 96 East West Railway /
Bletchley - Bedford 97 5-Apr-17 97 East West Railway /
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