Highways Agency

• 1 introduction
• 2 description of the route
• 3 objectives
• 4 route functions
• 5 land use and development control statement
• 6 route problems and issues
• 7 route outcomes
• 8 strategy impact statement
• List of abbreviations

1 introduction

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of Booklet

This Booklet presents a summary of the draft Route Management Strategy (RMS) for the M1/M621 motorways over the next 10 years. It sets out, in general terms, how the Highways Agency intends to maintain, operate and improve the motorways over the next ten years.

This booklet contains draft Route Outcomes for your consideration. These identify what the Highways Agency could seek to obtain from the Route in the next 10 years and what measures - "actions" - need to be implemented to realise the strategy.

1.2 Contact Details

This Booklet has been prepared by Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited for the Highways Agency.

Contact: June Cole
Address: Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd, Firecrest Court, Centre Park, Warrington, WA1 1RG, or through the project email address: m1m621rms@hyder-con.co.uk

1.3 Further Information

This website contains the results of previous consultation workshops carried out to date, and conclusions relating to:

• Objectives,
• Route Functions and Performance,
• Route Problems and Issues, and
• Land Use and Development Control Statement, and
  how these affect the route.

1.4 Draft RMS Booklet - Deposit Sites

During the Public Consultation period of 11 October to 17 January 2004, this draft Booklet is available on the HA website and can also be viewed at the following public libraries:

This booklet is also on deposit at the information centres of the following councils:

1.5 Making your comments

If you would like to make comments on the proposed Route Outcomes (or on any other part of the RMS), please either:

1. reply through the your views page on this scheme
2. email the project email address: m1m621rms@hyder-con.co.uk
3. write to the Project Sponsor at the following address:

   Peter Rawsthorne
   Highways Agency
   P O Box 206
   City House
   New Station Street
   Leeds LS1 4UR

4. contact the Highways Agency Information Line (HAIL): 08457 504030

1.6 What is a Route Management Strategy

Route Management Strategies (RMS) are defined in '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 the Regional Planning Guidance'

An RMS is the process by which the HA will maintain a route over a 10 year period to ensure that it fulfils the purpose that is required of it. In order to achieve this the strategy may also include some physical engineering work, traffic management techniques by the use of new technology or the implementation of measures to encourage other modes of travel.

1.7 Elements of a Route Management Strategy

The Route Management Strategy contains five strategy elements:

• Policy Objectives
• Route Functions and Performance
• Land Use and Development Control Statement
• Problems and Issues
• Route Outcomes

Policy Objectives are wider planning, economic and transport objectives that are pertinent to the route.

Route Functions and Performance describe the current roles of the route, those it is intended to serve in the future and assess how well the route performs these.

The Land Use and Development Control Statement outlines the HA's approach to future land use and development issues which materially affect the route.

Route Problems and Issues are matters of concern to the Highways Agency, Stakeholders or the public that may prevent the Policy Objectives being met or hinder the performance of Route Functions.

Route Outcomes set out what the HA will seek to achieve for the route over the ten year period of the Route Management Strategy. They should contribute to Policy Objectives, improve the performance of the Route consistent with its future Functions and seek to address Route Problems and Issues. Some of the Outcomes may point towards individual projects and investigations, which will subsequently be developed by the Highways Agency as a Route Management Plan.

1.8 Scope of this Route Management Strategy

The limits of this Route Management Strategy have been defined as follows:

• M1 Motorway from Junction 30 to Junction 48
• A1(M) from Junction 44 (M1 junction 48) to Junction 45 with the A64
• M621 from Junction 27 M62 to Junction 43 M1

The strategy will be sensitive to the impact of the existing route and its problems and any proposed outcomes on the local road network immediately adjacent to the route.

Figure 1 following illustrates the scope of the Route Management Strategy.

Figure 1 Extent of Route

1.9 Consultations to Develop the Route Management Strategy

In order to prepare this draft RMS, many organisations that have existing knowledge of the route, and information from previous studies, have been consulted through discussions and various workshops.

The data gathered for the RMS brings together a range of policies and objectives pertinent to the route, views of the stakeholders and the public, and any other relevant information including current conditions on the route.

The key events used to gather views were

1. the Stakeholder Consultation exercise from 3 October to 3 November 2003 (issue of an information leaflet and questionnaire to Stakeholders)
2. the Sheffield Stakeholder Workshop held on 17 November 2003
3. the Leeds Stakeholder Workshop held on 9 December 2003
4. the M621 Workshop held on 18 March 2004
5. the Value Management Workshop held on 5 August 2004.

A list of organisation attending the various events is included in Appendix A.