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East Midlands Council Highways Agency Role in Planning and the Strategic Road Network. Aoife O’Toole Asset Manager, Highways Agency. The Strategic Road Network (SRN). 4,338 route miles 39% motorway only 3% of roads but 33% of traffic and 66% of freight traffic.
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East Midlands Council Highways Agency Role in Planning and the Strategic Road Network Aoife O’Toole Asset Manager, Highways Agency
The Strategic Road Network (SRN) • 4,338 route miles • 39% motorway • only 3% of roads • but 33% of traffic • and 66% of freight traffic
The East Midlands Network • 731 route miles • 25% motorway • 75% trunk roads • Strategic national routes (M1, A14 and A1) • Strategic Regional routes (A50, A38, A42, M69, A46, A52, A43 and A45)
HA Roles – • Network Delivery and Development • Asset Development Team • Service Delivery Team
East Midlands – Current Major Schemes • A46 Newark to Widmerpool (Completed) • A453 Widening (started Jan 2013) • M1 J28-31 Managed Motorways (start 2013/14) • M1 J19/M6 Improvement (start 2013/14) • A14 Kettering Bypass Improvement (start 2013/14
East Midlands – Current Pinch Point Schemes • A38 Markeaton Junction • A38 Little Eaton Junction • M1 J24 junction improvement • M1 J21 junction improvement • A45 and A43 junction improvements (Northamptonshire)
Also – Wider Government Policy • Economic Growth • Environment • Safety
The Strategic Road Network and the Delivery of Sustainable Development • Sets out how the HA will work as a delivery partner to sustainable economic growth • Infrastructure requirements expected to be identified at Local Plan level • Development Management – travel plans, demand management, capacity enhancement • Assessment of proposals – general approach, assessment horizon, access to SRN
East Midlands – Current Local Plan and Development Management Activities • Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies • Derby Housing Market Area Core Strategies • NE Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire Core Strategies • Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (M1 J24) • Strategic housing and employment sites
The Future - • Technology • Customer Expectation • Investment
East Midlands Future Network Pressures • M1 J23a – J25 mainline • M1 Junctions (e.g. J24, J28 and J21a) • A38 at Derby • A52 around Nottingham • A46 at Newark • M1 in Northamptonshire • A45 in Northamptonshire
Key Changes – Efficiency and Performance • Improved Efficiency • Procurement / Operations / Maintenance / Major Schemes • Enhanced Performance Framework • Improving Journeys by more effectively preventing delay and disruption around the network • More Business Like Approach • A new independent board aligned with commercial best practice