1. Environment designated fund
Highways England
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Environment designated fund
Bram Miller - Director
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2. Highway England’s vision for the environment “a strategic road network working more harmoniously with its surroundings to deliver an improved environment.”
Vision is established in the Environment Strategy
Supported by a series of action plans
EDF one of the key mechanisms for delivering the vision
Mechanisms range from strategic and organisational to details of scheme delivery and network maintenance
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3. Introduction to the Environment Designated Fund (EDF)
EDF is one of a number of funds – others are Cycling, Safety & Integration; Air Quality; Innovation; and Growth & Housing
Total ring-fenced fund budgets of £900M over 6 years ( )
EDF budget is £300M and is for:
Retro-fitting measures to improve the existing road network
Also, to maximise opportunities for new schemes to deliver additional improvements
Beyond business as usual
7 topic areas: Noise, Carbon, Flood Risk, Water Quality, Landscape, Cultural heritage, Biodiversity, Legacy
Some project developed and delivered by Highways England but also large emphasis on partnership with stakeholders
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4. KEY CRITERIA FOR EDF PROJECTS
Projects should align with one or more of the topic areas (detailed criteria developed)
Should be a capital project. Funding will not be provided for other types of project e.g. for IT related projects or for provision of staff
It should require capital works that are on Highways England’s estate, or have a relationship with our estate. Normally a physical connection to our estate, this wouldn’t necessarily be the case if a project was aimed at mitigating impact from or onto the SRN
It should result in a measurable improvement in the environmental performance of the SRN
It should robustly demonstrate value for money
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5. PROJECT LOCATIONS (AS AT MAY 2017)
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6. EDF PARTNERSHIP SCHEME EXAMPLES Leeming to Barton A1M - flooding
Partnership with Environment Agency and North Yorkshire County Council - jointly funded and designed
Provides significantly improved standard of flood protection for around 165 homes in Catterick village and businesses
Reduces the risk of flooding on the A1(M)
Two large earth embankments up to 6 m high
Diversion of Brough Beck and the construction of a new flow control structure.
Improvements to a local bridleway
5 ha of new area of wildlife habitat
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7. Stover Country Park, Devon
Heritage, biodiversity and water quality
Overview:
SSSI, LNR and on register of historic parks and gardens
Lake in unfavourable condition due to leaf litter and road run-off
Restoration of historic views
Funding being sought to dredge contaminated sediments
Highways England looking at SUDs solution to improve road run-off
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Organisations involved: Devon County Council, Natural England, Historic England, Highways England
Potential funding: Natural England grant aid, Historic England, Heritage Lottery Funding, Highways England Designated Environment Fund
Benefits: water quality, biodiversity, heritage, public benefit to users of the park, PR for organisations involved, wider environmental awareness raising/ education
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8. LEGACY Light grey fact box Examples under development
A pilot initiative that seeks to:
‘seize the potential opportunities to make environmental improvements beyond what would normally be delivered through good assessment and design on a major project’
Spend £7m in RP1 to demonstrate proof of concept
Examples under development
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon
M49 Avonmouth - community hall, footpath improvements, public art
A5/M1 link road and restoration of Dunstable high street (de-trunked section of A5)
A30 Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross  - Super Green Highway
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9. Thank you
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