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The Project Control Framework
This framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major road improvement projects.
2.1.1 Group A
2.1.1 Group A
| Problems and Issues Identified | Rank |
|---|---|
| Integration | |
| Lack of bus and rail services | 1 |
| Policies - SPITS study looking at the issues in relation to the National Park | 2 |
| Lack of sufficient freight on rail | 1 |
| Too much freight on the road | 1 |
| Too many cars on the road | 1 |
| Too many lorries on the road | 1 |
| Increasing traffic volumes on the road | 1 |
| Safety | |
| Indirect affect of safety | 2 |
| Large numbers of children crossing the road | 1 |
| Increased impacts of accidents | 1 |
| Pensioners feel unsafe and intimidated | 2 |
| Cars park on the pavements increasing safety problems | 3 |
| Pedestrians have to walk in between cars etc | 1 |
| High accident rate figures | 1 |
| Footpaths are of poor quality | 1 |
| Children are not educated to use crossings | 1 |
| Safe route to school policy is not encouraged | 1 |
| Use of cycles with inherent increased risks | 3 |
| Economy | |
| No up to date economic assessment done for this route | 1 |
| Thinking hasn't moved on re: economic assessment of route | 3 |
| Journey time reliability | 1 |
| Local businesses are hampered by congestion | 2 |
| Automatic assumptions that the old way of thinking is correct | |
| Social trend towards more people living in rural area, thereby increasing the amount of commuting traffic | 3 |
| Environment | |
| Beautiful Nature reserve - Public Transport could better serve it | 2 |
| Air quality | 1 |
| Pollution | 1 |
| Wild life | 2 |
| National park should be given priority over other road uses | |
| Noise | 1 |
| Dirt | 1 |
| Visual intrusion | 1 |
| Accessibility | |
| Local community feels intimidated - they would like to walk to places but don't feel able or willing to | |
| Lack of pedestrian crossings | 1 |
| Poor quality footpaths | 2 |
| Traffic lights - inadequate phasing | 1 |
| Local transport - lack of local buses | 1 |
| Getting to railway is difficult | 1 |
| Unreliability of journeys- can't plan journey | 1 |
| Restricted - children not able to go to friends etc | 1 |
| Use of cycles is not safe and not utilised as much as could be | 2 |
| Severance effect on communities due to heavy trafficvolume | 2 |
2.1.2 Group B
| Problems and Issues Identified | Rank |
|---|---|
| Integration | |
| Inability to drive/walk to railway station - traffic volumes are too high | 1 |
| Unreliable journey times | 1 |
| Insufficient car parking volumes at the railway station | 2 |
| Public transport - no integration between buses and trains | 1 |
| Location of rail station is inappropriate - could be more stations | 2 |
| Safety | |
| Crossing the road is hazardous | 1 |
| Poor enforcement of speeds at low volume traffic flows | 1 |
| Lack of reaction to problems at high volume accidenthotspots | 2 |
| Pavements are too narrow | 1 |
| Lack of crossing points along the route | 2 |
| Car parking on pavements is dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians | 2 |
| Economy | |
| Unreliable journey times | 1 |
| Congestion | 1 |
| Increased pollution - resulting in hospitalisation | 1 |
| Lack of affordable alternative methods of moving goods | 1 |
| Cost of accidents - hospitalisations, loss of earnings, commerce | 1 |
| Unsuitability of current standard and provision of road construction | 2 |
| Volume of essential services buried in current roads requires frequent roadworks | 2 |
| Environment | |
| Slow moving vehicles create more pollution | 1 |
| Corridor is in the Peak Park - greater environmentalimpact | 2 |
| Problems achieving a balance between the needs of commerce and the National Park | 2 |
| Buildings are damaged by vibration and dirt from slow moving heavy vehicles | 2 |
| Road surface and fabric repair causes noise and pollution | 3 |
2.1.3 Group C
| Problems and Issues Identified | Rank |
|---|---|
| Integration | |
| Policy integration - there are 2 Regional Assemblies | 2 |
| Promotion of Public Transport - different approaches in Derbyshire and Greater Manchester | 1 |
| Inbalance of jobs and housing in Glossop | 2/3 |
| No clear hierarchy of trans-Pennine roads and railways | 1 |
| Lack of integration between education and transportpolicies | 2 |
| Safety | |
| High accident statistics | 1 |
| Traffic speeds are high | 1 |
| Driver behaviour is poor | 1 |
| Impact of perceived safety concerns on people's behaviour | 1 |
| Economy | |
| Regional and National impact due to delays and unreliability of journey times. | 1 |
| Importance of the natural heritage on the local and regional economy | 2 |
| Delays to and unreliability of buses | 1 |
| Impact on the local economy in Glossop due to poor road network - businesses are reluctant to locate in the area | 2 |
| Environment | |
| High traffic volumes - vibration, noise and local kerb side pollution | 1 |
| Rat running in Broadbottom and Hollingworth (second order effect) - impact of commuter traffic | 2 |
| Smog and Ozone problems | 1 |
| Water quality due to runoff - will need to be looked at in future | |
| Accessibility | |
| High traffic volume causes problems crossing the road - Different impact at different times of day | |
| Poor Public Transport provisions for access to work, school and college | 1 |
| Access to Peak Park is a problem, particularly at weekends although significant at all times | 1 |
2.1.4 Group D
| Problems and Issues Identified | Rank |
|---|---|
| Integration | |
| Impact of the road on land use policy | 1 |
| Confusion between the various agencies including National Park | 1 |
| Need for more information - alternative transport options and cost | 1 |
| Identification of interaction of local traffic with trans Pennine routes | 1 |
| Identification of vulnerable road users ie pedestrians and cyclists | 1 |
| Safety | |
| Intimidation of pedestrians along the road - walking next to walls | 1 |
| Speeding and congestion - the traffic either speeds through the villages or is at a grinding halt - resulting in accidents | 1 |
| Too many people injured and killed on the road | 1 |
| Economy | |
| Destruction of local economy due to poor journey time reliability | 1 |
| Unreliability of journey times and congestion for business links | 1 |
| Lack of support for complementary initiatives eg SRB or Government Initiatives | 1 |
| Environment | |
| Air, noise and water pollution, | 1 |
| Loss of built heritage due to dirt and vibrations | 1 |
| Impact on the landscape, local habitats and farmland. Loss of right of way and local heritage eg. Mottram Show Ground | 1 |
| Accessibility | |
| Loss of community - financially and socially | 1 |
| Reduced access to and viability of local public transport services to the countryside and National Park | 1 |
| Lack of facilities for people with mobility problems | 1 |
| Limitations of NATA - The wider effects on Health and Education need to be considered something which appears to be overlooked by NATA |
