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A120 Bypass (Little Hadham)

Gateway & Business Case Presentation

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Overview of Problem

Highway issues:

• Signal controlled staggered crossroads

in village causes congestion (A120 is

• ne-way through the signals).
• 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

Little Hadham Bishop’s Stortford Stansted Airport

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Overview of Flooding

Associated issue:

• Flooding within the centre of the village

(most recent in Feb 2014).

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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)

Flood Storage Area Roundabout Roundabout Albury Road Overbridge Agricultural Bridges

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Governance Framework

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Budget, Funding and Cashflow

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

Stage 4 – Preliminary Design & Planning Application

£0.65m £1.13m

Stage 5 – Procurement

£0.76m

Stage 6 – Delivery (D&B)

£10.93m £16.26m

Stage 7 – Maintain and Operate

Programme of costs 2015-19

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Funding Sources

Funding Source Amount (£m) Project Sponsor (HCC) £1.55m Growth Fund (LTB) £18.5m Environmental Agency sources £1.0m Stansted Airport Ltd/S106 £0.33m Growth Fund (LEP) £8.48m Total £29.86m

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Cost Profile (including inflation)

Financial Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Total

HCC

£0.12m £0.65m £0.68m £0.10m £0 £0 £1.55m

LTB

£0 £0 £0.45m £0.66m £10.93m £6.45m £18.50m

LEP

£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £9.81m £9.81m

Total

£0.12m £0.65m £1.13m £0.76m £10.93m £16.26m £29.86m

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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).

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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)

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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.

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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

• f 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.

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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

• pening. Evaluation of the scheme based upon the

monitored impacts and outcomes will be reported in the study. Further specific monitoring arrangements for each

• bjective detailed within the Business Case.

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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