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Stornoway to Ness Cycle/Walking Route Feasibility Study David Taylor, Technical Director URS, Inverness Presentation to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway 17th June 2015

Introduction

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• Background
• Stakeholder Consultation
• Route & Construction Options Considered
• Costings
• Preferred Option
• Recommendation

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Background

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• URS appointed 31/10/14, Report delivered 30/03/15.
• Scope: study & prelim. design of 44km all abilities cycle

& walking route between Lews Castle Grounds and Lionel.

• Consider existing and required support facilities.
• Partnership project: CnES, SNH & SUSTRANS.
• Funding: £12,500 CnES and £12,500 SUTRANS’

Community Links Programme.

• Reason: Linkage to Hebridean Way Project.

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Stakeholder Consultation

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• Extensive consultation undertaken:
• CnES Plannning, Environment,Technical Services
• SEPA
• SNH
• SUSTRANS
• Outer Hebrides Tourism
• Galston Estate
• Stornoway Trust
• North Tolsta Community Council & Grazing Clerk
• Ness Community Council

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Design Criteria
• Route Options
• Construction Options
• Destinations
• Preferred Option

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Design Criteria
• SUSTRANS Guidance for NCN
• 2.5m wide
• Gradient < 5%
• Shared –use
• DDA compliant
• Surfacing, SUSTRANS’ preference for asphalt
• Consideration of emergency shelters
• Loading; walkers, cyclists, maintenance vehicle

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Route & Construction Options Considered (Refer Fig. 1)

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• Route Options
• Lews Castle Grounds to ‘Bridge to

Nowhere’, existing infrastructure, improved infrastructure, off road, shared use.

• ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ to Sgiogarstaigh, mix

existing heritage walk and new coastal route.

• Sgiogarstaigh to Lionel, existing

infrastructure.

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Construction Options (across peat bog)
• Boardwalk
• Floating Road
• Tyre Baling

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Construction Options (across peat bog)

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Board walk Floating Road Tyre Baling Benefit

• Light easy to

build.

• Does not effect

ecology/hydrology.

• Recycled Plastic.
• Enhanced load

capacity.

• Proven technology.
• Start of permanent

fixed link.

• Recycled waste.
• Low cost.
• Light/quick to install.

Dis- benefit

• Limited load

capacity.

• Components

imported.

• Technology less

proven.

• Significant impact
• n peat bog.
• Heavy machinery

for construction.

• Culverts required at

watercourses.

• Limited use,

excavation in peat.

• Possible

contamination issues.

• Stone upfill still

required.

Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Destinations, brief required

examination of:

• Links to key locations
• Building route in sections/phases
• This has led to consideration of existing

and new ‘Destinations’ at 3-5 km intervals, considerations:

• Users of route(DDA/children)
• Safety/Communication
• Funding/Construction Phasing
• Other benefits i.e. tourism

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Destinations considered:

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Destination Location Fort/ Filiscleiter Chapel. Rebuilt Black House/Steading as safety shelter with composting toilets Nr Laimhrig Holiday Wigwams with safety shelter and composting toilet Nr Dhiobadail Possible Trout Fishing, Loch Langabhat Langabhat Possible Cliffs / Bird Hide/Trail (with RSPB) Cellar Head Bridge to Nowhere North Tolsta Tolsta Beach/Tolsta Head North Tolsta Gleann Tholoastaidh Picnic area Tholoastaidh Develop Beaches and toilet Gress Camping Area, Tunga Tunga Stornoway War Memorial N Stornoway

Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Preferred Option, Fig.1

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Route & Construction Options Considered

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• Preferred Option

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Length Km Make-up, 2.5m wide Lionel to Sgiogarstaigh 2.7 Signage only Sgiogarstaigh to Peat Cutters Caravans 4.3 Upgrade existing track, whin dust finish Peat Cutters Caravans to Filiscleiter Chapel 1.0 Tyre Bailing/floating road, whin dust finish Filiscleiter Chapel to Loch Langabhat 3.0 Floating road, coastal route, whin dust finish Loch Langabhat to Dhiobadai 4.4 Boardwalk Dhiobadai to Bridge to Nowhere 3.1 Floating road/upgrade existing, whin dust finish To Bridge to Nowhere to Col 14.4 On road/verge, asphalt surface Col to Newmarket 7.6 Widen existing, asphalt finish Newmarket to Lews Castle Grounds 2.6 Existing improved infrastructure, asphalt finish

Costings

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• Total Scheme Costs
• Phased Costs
• Reduced Costs
• Contingency
• Other Funding Mechanisms
• Safe Routes to School (Back, Laxdale?)
• Cost benefit analysis (construction v health, tourism & education)
• Destination Partners i.e. RSPB coastal hide, Black House

restoration as emergency shelter

• Support infrastructure i.e. bus companies

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Costings

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• Construction Costs / Total Scheme Cost

+Land / Accommodation works (5%), Professional fees (10%), Surveys (£100,000) & Contingency (15%).

• Phased Costs

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Year Section Cost 1 Sections 6,5,4 & 3. Lews Castle to Bridge to Nowhere £ 244,972.22 2 Sections 1 Lionel to Filiscleitir £ 910,507.09 3 Sections 2 Filiscleitir to Bridge to Nowhere £ 3,398,618.24 4 Full DDA Compliance Sections 6,5,4,3. Lews Castle to Bridge to Nowhere £ 2,261,013.09 Construction Cost for all 4 years £ 6,815,100.63 + inflation Asphalt Whindust Surfacing Mixed Option 1 All Boardwalk (2.5m) £7,935,989.74 £5,275,506.62

• Option 2 All Boardwalk (1.5m)

£6,817,372.24 £4,156,889.12

• Option 3 All Floating road

£8,781,935.43 £4,861,471.06

• Option 4 Preferred Option, Mix Boardwalk

/Floating (2.5m) £8,399,651.25 £5,048,574.38 £6,815,110.63 £8,959,643.81 Option 5 Walking Route Option Mix Boardwalk /Floating (1.5m) £5,363,057.20 £3,158852.82

Recommendations

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• Finalise and agree preferred route.
• Finalise and agree design standards, construction types,

user safety and maintenance.

• Confirm total scheme costs with focus on phased option.
• Consider funding mechanism.
• Pursue ‘Destination’ options to benefit wider scheme.
• Fix delivery programme.
• Continue 3rd Party Consultation.
• Develop ‘Style Guide’ for identifying and marketing project.

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Recommendations

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Finally, a thought: Lets make this The Bridge to Somewhere? Thank you and Questions

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