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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

• 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
• n Preferred Option
• Current consultation is on Options

Some Definitions

** 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

• ptions 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

• utside 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 and a poster) 50 Madingley Road P&R, GP Surgeries, 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 Refine Options Consult on options Recommend Preferred Option Business Case Consult on Scheme Statutory Approvals Construct We are here 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018-20

Detailed process of delivery

City Deal Approval Process

Consultation on Options Report consultation to CD Board Further testing of

• ptions and any

new ones Recommend Preferred Option to CD Board Further design on Preferred Option Consultation on detail of Preferred Option Report consultation to CD Board Detailed design Statutory Approvals 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?