Cambourne to Cambridge
Our Presentation • Background to A428/A1303 Options development • The City Deal Context • Major Scheme development • Proposals • The consultation • What happens next
The “Big Picture”
Local Transport Strategies • Local Transport Plan – statutory document which sets out transport policies 2011 - 2026 • Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire 2014 – identified corridors
Current problems on corridor
City Deal • Up to £500m for transport infrastructure, payable in 3 tranches • Tranche 1: £100m 2015-20 • Tranche 2: Potentially up to £200m 2020-25 • Tranche 3: Potentially up to £200m 2025+ • Tranches 2 and 3 depend on independent economic assessments • Aligns with other local capital investment plans to support growth
City Deal Structure
Buses and City Deal
Some Definitions • Options – (more than 1) based on high level feasibility. Lower level of detail (because detail cannot be ‘half baked’). • Preferred Option - the most feasible option • Scheme – a detailed specific proposal based on Preferred Option • Current consultation is on Options ** NB – There is always like to be some changes between “Options”, “Preferred Options” and the “Scheme.”
The A428/A1303 options – early ideas
Sifting the early ideas – 5 cases • The Strategic Case : the degree to which they were supportive of overall City Deal and LTP objectives; • the Economic Case : the degree to which they were supportive of City Deal objectives intercept car trips and public transport journey time reliability; environmental impacts; greenhouse gas emissions, social and distributional impacts; • The Financial case : the cost of the option; • The Commercial case : commercial viability of the option; and • The Management case: engineering feasibility, , stakeholder and public acceptability.
Shortlisted options
Tranche 1 Option – North
Bus-only Route
Tranche 1 Option – Central
Bus Lane
Tranche 1 Option – South
Segregated routes
Screening?
Tranche 2 Option - North
Tranche 2 Option - Central
Tranche 2 Option - South
Decisions to consult June 2015 Councillor Bick reported that …..it was the Joint Assembly’s overwhelming view that all options should go forward for consultation to enable public input before further filtering was undertaken. He added that, as the City Deal presented a rare opportunity to make a significant investment in this area which it was hoped would deliver an enduring benefit, it was important to ensure that bold options were included for evaluation. (Board) discussion ensued on the consultation process itself, in terms of where it would be advertised and how far-reaching it would be in terms of those people asked to provide a response, accepting that the A428 and Madingley Road Corridor impacted people living outside of the Greater Cambridge area. Mr Hughes reassured the Board that the consultation would be advertised on the County Council’s website in the usual way that all other major transport infrastructure schemes were. Councillor Herbert made it clear that the consultation would be open to anyone.
Consultation 12/10 – 23/11
Details on distribution Material Number Location Leaflet 8,000+ Cambourne, Caxton, Highfields Caldecote, Hardwick, Madingley Postcard 20,500+ Dry Drayton, Elsworth, Papworth Everard, Yelling, St Neots, Abbotsley, Lettle Gransden, Bourn, Comberton, Wyboston. Packs (20 leaflets, 15 post cards 50 Madingley Road P&R, GP Surgeries, and a poster) Local Libraries, Community Centres.
Consultation
Survey – travel behaviour
Survey – options
Contact Details • provide a named contact person for further information • ensure that information provided to support community engagement in decision-making is clear, accessible and sufficient to tell people what they need to know, promoting consultations through press notices, the Council’s website and other media as appropriate www.facebook.com/gccitydeal www.twitter.com/gccitydeal
Roadshows
Next Steps - What is a major scheme business case?
Getting the best ingredients
A428 Corridor Early Options 2014 Refine Options 2015 Consult on options We are here Recommend Preferred Option 2016 Business Case Consult on Scheme 2017 Statutory Approvals Construct 2018-20
Detailed process of delivery
City Deal Approval Process Further testing of Report Consultation on options and any consultation to Options new ones CD Board Recommend Consultation on Further design on Preferred Option detail of Preferred Option to CD Board Preferred Option Report Statutory consultation to Detailed design Approvals CD Board Seek approval from CD Board to Build Scheme build scheme
Key messages from tonight • There is a clear need for a A428/A1303 Scheme • We will develop the scheme in methodical way using a clear step by step approach • We are still at the early stages and this consultation will help inform the next stage • Ultimately the ‘preferred option’ will need to be justified in the widest context • There will be a significant and extensive consultation on more detailed proposals
Top FAQ’s Q1: Will you be compulsory purchasing people’s homes to construct the route ? Q2: What does ‘bus priority’ mean ? Q3: How long will it take to build? Q4: Why is there a need for a new Park and Ride? Q5: How much will this cost and who is paying for it? Q6: How do you plan on mitigating the environmental impacts? Q7: What are you doing for cyclists and pedestrians? Q8: What will happen once I get into Cambridge? Q9: What are the alternatives? Q10: How does this scheme fit into the Local Plan?
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