Bermuda Connectivity Project Presenters: Ashley Baldwin Nuneaton - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Bermuda Connectivity Project

Presenters: Ashley Baldwin – Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Nigel Whyte – Warwickshire County Council

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Planning for the Future

• NBBC Borough Plan – shaping the future of the Borough

up to 2028;

• Local Population;
• Increased Housing Demand;
• Employment (Driving the Economy);
• Regeneration of Brownfield Land;
• Infrastructure – Schools, Hospitals, Local Facilities and

Transport Infrastructure; and

• Impact on Traffic Congestion, Air Quality and Well Being.

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Planning for the Future

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Planning for the Future

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Planning for the Future

Transport Infrastructure Delivery:-

• A444 Proposals - Signalisation and capacity

enhancement at key junctions, e.g. Leicester Road, Bond Street, Bond Gate, Vicarage Street, Coton Arches and College Street;

• NUCKLE 1 – Extension to platforms at Bedworth rail

station and new stations at Coventry Arena and Bermuda Park; and

• Bermuda Bridge – opening bridge to road users.

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Bermuda Transport Bridge Feasibility Study

• The Bridge - Built in 1974 and owned by WCC;
• Developer / Section 106 Agreement (Cycle Way);
• The Study Partnership;
• JMP Consultants Ltd;
• Recommendation: Opening the bridge to road users, in

conjunction with complementary measures to mitigate the impact on the local highway network, would present substantial benefits to the local community; and

• The proposed Bermuda Connectivity Project is born.

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Bermuda Connectivity Project

• Improvements to the bridge over the A444 and connection to the

Highway;

• Opening the bridge to all traffic in conjunction with the following

measures to mitigate the impact on the local highway network; – Enhancements to Heath End Road / Bermuda Road junction; – Enhancements to Griff Roundabout at the St Georges Way exit; and – Enhancements on St Georges Way including the provision of a cycleway.

• Provision of additional car parking for Bermuda Park Rail Station off

St Georges Way; and

• Enhancement of the existing shared use cycle / pedestrian only link
• ff Barling Way (for access to EPIC and George Eliot Hospital).

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Bermuda Connectivity Project

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Benefits for the local community:-

The implementation of the Project will:-

• Enhance access to existing and future employment in order to

stimulate job creation and economic growth;

• Substantially enhance access to Bermuda Park rail station;
• Provide a sustainable link between Heath End Road and Griff

Roundabout;

• Improve links to College Street roundabout and Coton Arches

by contributing towards reducing congestion in this area; and

• Improve links to existing and future residential areas.

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Bermuda Connectivity Project

Estimated Costs:-

• Capital Cost – £5.7 million (including risk and

contingency);

• Benefit Cost Ratio – 6.0 :1 (every £1 spent delivering

the project would produce £6 worth of benefits) Initial Endorsement:- The delivery of the Project has cross party political support.

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Future Milestones:-

• Getting funding in place to potentially deliver the

Project;

• Detailed Design;
• Consultation;
• Formal Political Approval;
• Planning; and
• Construction

It is possible that the Project could be completed by March 2016.

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