TABLE 8.1 - STRATEGY IMPACT STATEMENT - KEY ROUTE OUTCOMES IN RELATION TO ROUTE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
Key Route Issues Key Route Outcomes
Congestion Maintenance Operation of Route Regeneration/ Land Use Planning Safety Traveller Care Environment: Landscape, Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage Environment: Pollution and Flooding Non-Motorised User Facilities / Community Severance Integration of Public Transport Maintain and Develop Relationships HGV Facilities and Integration
RO1 R02 RO3 RO4 RO5 RO6 RO7 R08 RO9 RO10 RO11 RO12
To identify short and longer term measures to address congestion and seek to improve journey time reliability To improve maintenance procedures and target improvements that will seek to improve the operation of the route during maintenance works To improve the strategic operation of the Route To facilitate and support sustainable regeneration and employment opportunities To reduce the number of accidents along the route and improve overall safety To improve the facilities that contribute to traveller care along the route To enhance the landscape and biodiversity and minimise the impact of the route on Cultural Heritage To minimise noise, air and water pollution and the risk of flooding associated with the route To provide appropriate facilities for all non-motorised users crossing and travelling along the route and reduce the severance effect of the route on communities To improve facilities that will contribute to integration of different forms of public transport To maintain and develop relationships with relevant stakeholders and other bodies with an interest in the route To improve facilities for Heavy Goods Vehicles and contribute to the integration of different forms of freight transport
Congestion at junctions, especially where trunk road loses priority Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Congestion at junctions on local roads Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Journey time reliability Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Maintenance operations hampered by lack of hard strips and median cross-overs Positive Impact
Delays due to route standard, effect of incidents & roadworks Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Land use pressures/regeneration Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Accidents Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Road geometry problems Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Signs, traffic signals & safety barriers Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Poor strategic signing, especially from Ports Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Noise, air and water quality issues & land drainage issues Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Effects on biodiversity, nature conservation and cultural heritage Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Traveller information and road side facilities Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Lack of roadside facilities for HGV's Positive Impact Positive Impact
NMU crossing and parallel travel issues Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Community severance Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Integration with public transport Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact
Inadequate Bus facilities Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact Positive Impact