1. KEYNOTE STAGE SPONSOR

2. Highways England Strategic Studies
Highways UK 2018
Jeremy Bloom, Network Planning Director, Highways England
Nasar Malik, Director, WSP

3. Road Investment Strategy
A long-term vision for England’s motorways and major roads, outlining how we will create smooth, smart and sustainable roads
Multi-year investment plan that will be used to improve the network and create better roads for users
High-level objectives for the first roads period 2015 to 2020

4. What is in RIS

5. RIS 2 Development

6. The Road to Growth (Strategic Economic Growth Plan)
Sectors dependent on the SRN contribute £314bn to England’s economy
91% businesses in England are located within 15km of SRN

7. Route Strategies
18 route strategies describing condition of the road and issues affecting them
Comprehensive assessment link by link and junction by junction

8. Strategic Studies

9. 1. Northern Trans-Pennine Routes
A66 is a key national and regional strategic link for a range of south north and east west movements, particularly for freight
A more direct route than the M62 between many regions e.g. West Yorkshire and Glasgow
Underutilised due to the mix of road standards which affect the reliability, resilience, safety and attractiveness of the route
Feasible options identified and progressed to the next stage of development

10. 2. M60 North West Quadrant
M60 no further than 6 miles from city centre
Network has insufficient capacity
Poor journey time reliability
Average speeds as low as 15mph
Worst 10% for vehicle hours delay
Rail routes some of the most crowded
Air quality & noise have been a barrier to development

11. 2. M60 North West Quadrant
Significant journey time and resilience improvements from:
– Northern Corridor package
– Outer Orbital package
– In-Corridor package
The PT option should not be considered further
Progressed to next stage to develop an optimal package

12. 3. Trans-Pennine Tunnel
Sheffield and Manchester are one of the poorest connected city region pairs in the UK
Existing A628/A616 route is slow, has substandard alignment and is affected by weather events
M62 / M1 route adds over 20 miles to journey
NPIER demonstrates potential for transformational uplift in economic growth – highlights better interconnectivity between city regions as a key ingredient

13. 3. Trans-Pennine Tunnel
Construction of a scheme is technically feasible
Average journey time savings of up to 30 mins
Increased resilience
Environmental benefits for Peak District National Park
Tunnel length – between 12 and 20 miles
Strong strategic case but a poor economic case

14. 3a. Trans-Pennine Tunnel – Wider Connectivity
Mitigate impact of increased traffic and extend benefits of Tunnel to wider geography
Wider connectivity improvements needed
Improved the economic case
Significant wider economic benefits
Proposed an alternative to the full- tunnel

15. 3b. Trans-Pennine Tunnel – Next Steps
Develop the part-tunnel, part- surface route
Refine package of wider connectivity interventions
Improve Technical Assurance
Challenge scheme costs
Strengthen the strategic and economic cases
Explore exemplar environmental design
Study due to complete summer 2019

16. 4. Oxford to Cambridge Expressway
One of the most significant growth corridors in the country
The lack of east-west rail and road connectivity results in strategic movements routing via London (M25) or the Midlands (M5-M42- M6-A14)
Identify options to improve east- west connectivity to create an Expressway standard route between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge

17. 4. Oxford to Cambridge Expressway
Strong strategic case
Three corridor options considered
Promising economic case
Progress to next stage with complementary EWR

18. 5. M25 South West Quadrant
Busiest section of the UK motorway network, carrying up to 220,000 vehicles per day
Adding capacity to M25 not desirable.
Road pricing rejected due to lack of capacity away from the M25
Options to reduce traffic demand and provide parallel capacity
Two further studies:
PT / LRN + make best use of existing M25 and
Improvements to the SRN

19. 5a. M25 South West Quadrant – SRN Strategy
Identify a package of short-term and medium/long-term options to make best use of existing capacity on M25 and improve the existing SRN, or additions to the SRN
Expressway standard inner and outer corridors
Considering integration with Heathrow expansion
Study due to complete summer 2019

20. 6a. A1 East of England Improvement – Follow-on
Initial study concluded full upgrade poor value for money
Investigate Junction in more detail
Relatively modest traffic volumes for a strategic corridor
Strategic case dependent upon the potential large scale housing growth
Need to understand timing & quantum of housing
M11 M1

21. Key Lessons
Ambitious study programme has highlighted the strategic case for transformational road investment
Demonstrating the economic case with traditional tools has been challenging
Complexity of economic growth agenda
Management of stakeholder expectations – influencing RIS2 and beyond
Need for a balanced investment portfolio

22. Highways England Strategic Studies
Highways UK 2018
Jeremy Bloom
Nasar Malik

23. KEYNOTE STAGE SPONSOR