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Introduction
Initial Draft Strategy - July 2004
1 Introduction
1.1 Route Management Strategy - Overview
Route Management Strategies (RMS) are described in the Department for Transport's White Paper ' A New Deal for Transport: better for everyone' as:
a technique being developed by the Highways Agency to provide a framework for managing individual trunk routes as part of wider transport networks. Route Management Strategies will interlock with local transport strategies (set out in Local Transport Plans) within the context established by Regional Planning Guidance
This RMS report has been developed in line with the Highways Agency's 'Route Management Strategy Guidance' (November 2003). Generally a RMS comprises the following elements:
- Policy Objectives
- Route Functions and Performance
- Route Problems and Issues
- Land Use and Development Control Statement
- Route Outcomes
1.2 The Route
The route considered in this report consists of the A259 and A2070 trunk roads, connecting Hastings with Ashford via the towns of Rye and Brenzett. A layout of the route is shown on drawing TH/RMSC/E/001.
1.3 Public Consultation
A public consultation process is planned for the summer of 2004.
1.4 Report Format
The aim of this report is to devise a strategy that results in route outcomes; these outcomes will enable the improved performance of the route. These Route Outcomes are detailed in Chapter 7 and the impact of the key route outcomes is covered in Chapter 8.
Route Outcomes follow from the study of four main topics.
- Policy Objectives (Chapter 3)
- Route Functions and Performance (Chapter 4)
- Land Use and Development Control (Chapter 5)
- Problems and Issues (Chapter 6)
1.5 Reports and Data Used
A list of reports and data used is included in Appendix H
