CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY Delivering & Sustaining a £35bn Economy

CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON MATTERS GVA/ head as a percentage of National Average: Cheshire & Warrington = 113% Greater Manchester= 89% Liverpool= 79% Sheffield = 71% GVA/ head as a percentage of National Average: Cheshire & Warrington = 113% Greater Manchester= 89% Liverpool= 79% Sheffield = 71% Cheshire and Warrington outperforms all other areas in the North in terms of GVA/ head.  With close to 1m people.  A £21bn Economy  Bigger than Leeds, Sheffield & Newcastle.  With a diversified, hi-tech manufacturing and economic base, complementing Manchester & Liverpool. A Transport Strategy to Connect, Enhance & Invest in Existing Success

Transformation to a £35bn Economy Four Key Spatial Priorities for Growth:  Cheshire Atlantic Gateway  Science Corridor  High Growth City  Energy Cluster Unlocks an additional 174,000 Jobs; or, Unlocks an additional 100,000 Jobs +14% increase in productivity from transport & skills per job by 2030, or, Unlocks an additional 70,000 Jobs +20% increase in productivity from transport & skills per job by 2030

THERE IS ALREADY A STRONG SPINE OF EXISTING REGIONAL & NATIONAL CONNECTIVITY THAT DRIVES HIGH-VALUE EMPLOYMENT, ABOVE AVERAGE GVA & DIVERSIFIED INWARD INVESTMENT

A NETWORK FOCUSED ON MAXIMISING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE - Fast, Reliable Connectivity to Key International Gateways Fast, frequent connectivity between Sub-regional centres; for people and freight By car and sustainable modes within 30 minutes - Direct linkages to London and the UK’s top City Economies Reliable journey times, with all Growth areas <1 hour door-to- door from all parts of C&W, and key economic centres Support already successful industries and hubs through: - Dedicated, high-quality inter-urban corridors to Manchester, Liverpool, Wales, Birmingham & Yorkshire EUROPEAN & UK BEST PRACTICE CHECKLIST: Resolve Existing Pinchpoints & Capacity Issues

29 miles 38 mins 19 miles 27 mins 23 miles 33 mins 24 miles 46 mins 31 miles 43 mins Chester Manchester Airport Crewe Liverpool Manchester Leeds Sheffield 45 miles 57 mins 9 miles 18 mins 57 miles 57 mins 36 miles 46 mins 44 miles 66 mins 20 miles 30 mins 34 miles 45 mins 19 miles 36 mins 34 miles 45 mins Warrington AN INTERCONNECTED SUB-REGION; - VITAL FOR ONE NORTH - WITH AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT HIERARCHY FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY HUB Wales Stoke HUB HS3 HUB HS2 HUB

LEVERAGING EXISTING SUCCESS EUROPEAN & UK BEST PRACTICE CHECKLIST: Resolve Existing Pinchpoints Examples include: M6 J16-19 Smart Motorway A556, M6 J17, A55/A483 SEMMS A6 MARR Chester Central Critical Maintenance & LSTF Examples include: Northern Hub; NW Electrification; Birchwood Access & Improvements Platform Lengthening; CLC Improvements Unlock Growth Areas & Enhance Connectivity & Capacity to/from Strategic Sites

Science Corridor High Growth City Atlantic Gateway Total Potential for 134,000 Jobs: Atlantic Gateway: 49,000 High Growth City 48,000 Science Corridor: 37,000 Total Potential for 134,000 Jobs: Atlantic Gateway: 49,000 High Growth City 48,000 Science Corridor: 37,000

ADDITIONAL NETWORK INVESTMENT DEMANDS % Growth in Demand for Movement Crewe, Middlewich & Winsford Science Corridor East Ellesmere Port Warrington Chester

Motorway Network Interurban Corridors Rail Network Freight +40% % +60% +70% to Liverpool +25% in C&W ADDITIONAL NETWORK INVESTMENT DEMANDS

HS2 HUB HS3 HUB LINKING JOBS TO HOMES AND CENTRES OF POPULATION GROWTH

Resolve Unlock Transform DELIVERING OUR STRATEGY & CAMPAIGNING FOR OUR NETWORK Transport for the North

DELIVERING OUR STRATEGY & CAMPAIGNING FOR OUR NETWORK Transport for the North A £35bn economy is achievable. Major growth is north/south, & east/west on existing axis, along with science corridor Requiring us to drive strategic opportunities Gaps in local transport remain But transport investment is best located in successful economies. Like Ours.

Stage 1: Written Report & Sign-Off by next LTB Meeting Campaigning for this network and investment Linked to March Report from Higgins on HS3 Stage 2: Developing Priority Corridors for Further Analysis & Option Appraisal To find the optimal schemes linked to our objectives To continue with scheme delivery to transform our network; within the sub-region and to promote C&W on the national stage NEXT STEPS