1. Rookery South Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) Community Liaison Panel Transport Presentation – 14 th December 2009 John Hopkins, Peter Brett Associates

2. Introduction  Today’s presentation will provide additional information on: –traffic flows from Covanta’s RRF; –future forecast traffic flows on the highway; –traffic impact and junction capacity assessments; –environmental impact; –construction traffic flows. Obviously, although all this is work in progress, Covanta remain committed to keeping the CLP fully informed throughout this process.

3. Rookery South RRF Context  64 staff employed on site every day;  RRF operation to work “24-7”;  waste to be delivered into the site Monday to Saturday only;  anticipated 182 HGV deliveries per day for Nominal throughput of 585,000tpa;  a highly theoretical Maximum 318 HGV deliveries per day also assessed for 645,000tpa throughput;  all HGV access via Green Lane.

4. Vehicle trip distribution  Covanta will commit to a Route Management Plan to ensure delivery contractor HGV compliance;  except for employees residing locally, employees will be contractually required to be routed via Green Lane;  different distributions for HGV movements and employees anticipated as: DistributionHGVSEmployees East – from Stewartby0% *11% North – along old / new A421 27 - 36%70% South – along old / new A421 64 - 73%15% West – via Wootton0% *4% * except for council household waste collection in the local area

5. HGV movement times - context  unknown waste material sources - difficulty providing definitive information whilst contractual procurement negotiations ongoing;  Rookery South RRF delivery times need to respond to the clients’ requirements;  delivery times therefore set by planning parameters;  informed and advised by the Acoustics Assessment, showing additional delivery noise within acceptable standards (work still ongoing with the EHOs);  maintaining operational flexibility to respond to future changes - within agreed limits.

6. Proposed HGV movement times  HGV movements limited to 05:00 to 23:00;  HGV movements in the first hour (05:00 - 06:00) relate to parked bulk haulage vehicles leaving empty only – up to 15 outbound trips;  first deliveries from 06:00 to 07:00 - up to 20 HGV movements;  majority of deliveries (76% - 87%) anticipated from 08:00 to 17:00;  Covanta is seeking future operational flexibility.

7. Daily Arrival Patterns - Nominal  For the Nominal (585ktpa) throughput, weekday two-way flows: TimeCommentaryHGVsCars / Buses 0000 - 0100 0100 - 0200 0200 - 0300 0300 - 0400 0400 - 0500 0500 - 0600 0600 - 0700 0700 - 0800 0800 - 0900 0900 - 1000 1000 - 1100 1100 - 1200 1200 - 1300 1300 - 1400 1400 - 1500 1500 - 1600 1600 - 1700 1700 - 1800 1800 - 1900 1900 - 2000 2000 - 2100 2100 - 2200 2200 - 2300 2300 - 0000 TOTAL Drivers in, bulk haulage lorries leaving First C and I deliveries arriving Bulk haulage lorries return, drivers off 0 7 40 22 23 32 50 34 24 44 42 6 0 364 0 9 13 33 17 6 2 3 10 2 23 29 10 6 0 168

8. Daily Arrival Patterns - Maximum  For the Maximum (645ktpa) throughput, weekday two-way flows: TimeCommentaryHGVsCars / Buses 0000 - 0100 0100 - 0200 0200 - 0300 0300 - 0400 0400 - 0500 0500 - 0600 0600 - 0700 0700 - 0800 0800 - 0900 0900 - 1000 1000 - 1100 1100 - 1200 1200 - 1300 1300 - 1400 1400 - 1500 1500 - 1600 1600 - 1700 1700 - 1800 1800 - 1900 1900 - 2000 2000 - 2100 2100 - 2200 2200 - 2300 2300 - 0000 TOTAL Drivers in, bulk haulage lorries leaving First C and I deliveries arriving Bulk haulage lorries return, drivers off 0 7 36 50 46 65 52 68 58 62 76 74 42 0 636 0 9 13 33 17 6 2 3 10 2 23 29 10 6 0 168

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10. A421 Traffic Model - included development

11. Forecast Traffic Flows – Nominal Throughput - All Vehicle Daily flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 517 vehicles –East – 15 cars  Stewartby Way –15 cars  Old A421 –North – 216 vehicles –South – 301 vehicles

12. Forecast Traffic Flows – Nominal Throughput – All Vehicle AM Peak Hour flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 75 vehicles –East – 6 cars  Stewartby Way –6 cars  Old A421 –North – 48 vehicles –South – 28 vehicles

13. Forecast Traffic Flows – Nominal Throughput - Heavy Goods Vehicle Daily flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 364 HGVs (Landfill – 320 – until Dec 2014) –East – 0 HGVs  Stewartby Way –0 HGVs  Old A421 –North – 101 HGVs –South – 263 HGVs (Excluding the local waste collections)

14. Forecast Traffic Flows – Nominal Throughput - Heavy Goods Vehicle AM Peak Hour flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 22 HGVs –East – 0 HGVs  Stewartby Way –0 HGVs  Old A421 –North – 6 HGVs –South – 16 HGVs (Excluding the local waste collections)

15. Forecast Traffic Flows – Maximum Throughput - All Vehicle Daily flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 804 vehs –East – 15 cars  Stewartby Way –15 cars  Old A421 –North – 376 vehs –South – 428 vehs

16. Forecast Traffic Flows – Maximum Throughput - All Vehicle AM Peak Hour flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 99 vehs –East – 6 cars  Stewartby Way –6 cars  Old A421 –North – 65 vehs –South – 34 vehs

17. Forecast Traffic Flows – Maximum Throughput - Heavy Goods Vehicle Daily flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 636 HGVs (Landfill – 320 – until Dec 2014) –East – 0 HGVs  Stewartby Way –0 HGVs  Old A421 –North – 261 HGVs –South – 375 HGVs (Excluding the local waste collections)

18. Forecast Traffic Flows – Maximum Throughput - Heavy Goods Vehicle AM Peak Hour flows Additional RRF Flows  Green Lane –West – 46 HGVs –East – 0 HGVs  Stewartby Way –0 HGVs  Old A421 –North – 23 HGVs –South – 23 HGVs (Excluding the local waste collections)

19. Traffic Impact Summary - 2014 (all impacts relate to the Nominal throughput)  Green Lane (East of Site Access) –Daily - 0.4% All Vehicle, 0% HGV; –AM Peak - 1% All Vehicle, 0% HGV;  Green Lane (West of Site Access) –Daily - 23% All Vehicle, 448% HGV; –AM Peak - 20% All Vehicle, 230% HGV;  Stewartby Way –Daily - 0.4% All Vehicle, 0% HGV; –AM Peak - 1% All Vehicle, 0% HGV;

20. Traffic Impact Summary (all impacts relate to the Maximum throughput)  Old A421 (North) –Daily - 6% All Vehicle, 33% HGV; –AM Peak - 10% All Vehicle, 24% HGV;  Old A421 (South) –Daily - 5% All Vehicle, 22% HGV; –AM Peak - 3% All Vehicle, 13% HGV;

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22. Junction Capacity Summaries  PARAMICS runs to follow –Nominal throughput –Maximum throughput Site Access / Green Lane Junction

23. Junction Capacity Summaries - AM  2014 - Without RRF –RFC = 0.547 –Queue = 2 vehicles  2014 - With RRF –RFC = 0.598 –Queue = 2 vehicles Green Lane / A421 Priority Junction Source - Google Maps

24. Junction Capacity Summaries A421 / Marston Moretaine Junction Plan supplied by Jacobs Consultancy  Marston Northern Roundabout –2014 - Without RRF  RFC = 1.15 (Beancroft Rd (N)  Queue = 55 vehicles –2014 - With RRF  RFC = 1.18 (Beancroft Rd (N)  Queue = 64 vehicles

25. Junction Capacity Summaries A421 / Marston Moretaine Junction Plan supplied by Jacobs Consultancy  Marston Middle Roundabout –2014 - Without RRF  RFC = 0.84  Queue = 5 vehicles –2014 - With RRF  RFC = 0.86  Queue = 6 vehicles

26. Junction Capacity Summaries A421 / Marston Moretaine Junction Plan supplied by Jacobs Consultancy  Marston Southern Roundabout –2014 - Without RRF  RFC = 0.75  Queue = 3 vehicles –2014 - With RRF  RFC = 0.76  Queue = 3 vehicles

27. Junction Capacity Summaries Marsh Leys Roundabout – part signalised Drawing supplied by Jacobs Consultancy  Without RRF –DoS = 88% (Western Bypass arm) –Queue = 13  With RRF –DoS = 89% (Western Bypass arm) –Queue = 14

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29. Environment impact of traffic flows  “Magnitude” of change in flow is identified as ‘large’, ‘medium’, ‘small’ or ‘negligible’ according to set criteria;  “Receptors” are identified early and categorised into ‘high’, ‘medium’, ‘low’ and ‘negligible’ sensitivities based on current guidance;  the two sets of information are compared to give the “significance of effect” of the traffic.  the minimum threshold for Fear and Intimidation is set by average hourly traffic flows in excess of 600 additional all vehicle trips per hour across an 18 hour day, and total 18 hour HGV flows in excess of 1,000. Taken from: Institute of Environmental Assessment’s Guidelines for Environmental Assessment of Road Traffic (1993) Department of Transport Manual of Environmental Appraisal (1983) Crompton and Gilbert – “Pedestrian Delay Annoyance and Risk” (1981)

30. Environmental Impact of traffic flows Significance of Effects of the Traffic Sensitivity of Receptors High e.g. Schools Accident Blackspots Residential Homes Medium e.g. Congested junctions Community Centres Low e.g. Listed Buildings Public open space Churches Negligible Receptors of very low sensitivity to traffic flows Magnitude of Change in traffic flow / Conditions (both in all vehicle and HGV) Large> 90%Very Substantial ModerateInsignificant Medium60%-90%Substantial ModerateInsignificant Small30%-60%Moderate SlightInsignificant Negligible< 30%Insignificant

31. Plan Showing Sensitivity of Receptors throughout the Area

32. Environmental Impact of traffic flows Significance of Effects of the Traffic Sensitivity of Receptors High e.g. Schools Accident Blackspots Residential Homes Medium e.g. Congested junctions Community Centres Low e.g. Listed Buildings Public open space Churches Negligible Receptors of very low sensitivity to traffic flows Magnitude of Change in traffic flow / Conditions (both in all vehicle and HGV) Large> 90%Very Substantial ModerateInsignificant Medium60%-90%Substantial ModerateInsignificant Small30%-60%Moderate SlightInsignificant Negligible< 30%Insignificant

33. Plan showing Significance of Effect of Traffic on Sensitive Receptors

34. Environmental Impact of traffic Summary of Impact, Maximum throughput, 2014:  Green Lane (west of Site Access) –Magnitude of change in All Vehicle flow = ‘Negligible’ –Magnitude of change in HGV flow = ‘Large’; –no sensitive receptors; –Significance = ‘Insignificant’.  A421

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36. Construction trips  details cannot be confirmed until Covanta has appointed a Contractor yet;  Covanta commits to a RMP to ensure only Green Lane used by deliveries and non-local employees;  two worst case assessments: i) assuming realistic HGV inbound movements in the AM peak; ii) assuming workers coming in between 0700 – 0800 in the morning.

37. Construction trips  Site Access / Green Lane Junction  PARAMICS runs –Realistic HGV movements (AM peak) –Maximum Workforce movements (0700 – 0800)

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