New Anglia Local Transport Board

Agenda

9.00am – 11.00am Tuesday 27

November 2018

Cranworth Room, Norfolk County Council, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH

9.00am

1. Welcome and introductions Chair

9.05am

2. Minutes and matters arising Tuesday 18

September

 Transport Systems Catapult follow up

Chair

9.15am

3. Future direction of the Board – verbal

 Feedback from LEP Board on 21 November

Chair

9.25am

4. Updates – verbal

 Chambers of Commerce – A14 study

 Road (Highways England, DfT)

 Air (Norwich, Stansted)

 Rail (Network Rail, Greater Anglia, East Midlands, East

West Rail, GEML, Ely area)

 Ports (Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe)

 Buses (First, Ipswich)

 Liftshare

 Sustrans

All

9.40am

5. Lower Thames Crossing consultation

Ellen Goodwin

9.55am

6. Ely area improvements – presentation Network Rail

10.25am

7. Transport East update:

 Transport Strategy

 Major Road Network

 Transport East summit - 17 December 2018

 Strategic narrative

David Cumming

Graeme Mateer

Ellen Goodwin

10.40am

8. Monitoring the Integrated Transport Strategy

Delivery Plan

Ellen Goodwin

10.55am

9. Any other business

 Future business

 Date of next meeting – 9-11am, 12 February, Wherstead

Park, Suffolk

All

Officer Contact

If you have any questions about matters contained on this agenda, please get in touch with

Ellen Goodwin 07384 258662

[email protected]

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Local Transport Board Meeting Note

10.30-1.15 Tuesday 18

September 2018

Transport Systems Catapult, The Pinnacle, 170, Midsummer Blvd, Milton

Keynes, MK9 1BP.

Board Attendance:

Sue Roper

Suffolk County Council

Cllr Mary Evans

Suffolk County Council

Graeme Mateer

Suffolk County Council

Nick Burfield

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Ellen Goodwin

New Anglia LEP

Paul Davey

Felixstowe Port

Sam Hunt

Liftshare

Cllr Martin Wilby

Norfolk County Council

Jonathan Rudd

New Anglia LEP

Richard Taylor

Network Rail

Richard Perkins

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Laura Etheridge

East Midlands Trains

David Manning

Highways England

Phil Stanier

Highways England

Ali Clabburn

Liftshare

Doug Field

New Anglia LEP

Dominic Keen

New Anglia LEP

Hannah Grimes

Norfolk County Council

David Cumming

Norfolk County Council

Apologies:

Emily Manser

New Anglia LEP

Jamie Burles

Greater Anglia

John Dugmore

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Jonathan Cage

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Larry Heyman

Gt Railway

Lee Sambrook

DfT

Lindsay Bailey

Hutchison-westport

Nova Fairbank

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Ollie Starbuck

East Midlands Trains

Paul Horne

Suffolk County Council

Richard Pace

Norwich Airport

Ricard Tunnicliffe

Confederation of British industry

Steve Wickers

First Group

Paul Martin

First Group

Cllr Stuart Clancy

Norfolk County Council

Phil Langley

Norwich Airport

Chris Soule

Country Land Owners and Business

Associations

Simon Amor

Highways England

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1. Welcome and introductions

Doug Field welcomed the Board and thanked Cllr Evans for chairing the last

meeting.

2. Minutes and matters arising Tuesday 19

June

The minutes from Tuesday 19

June were agreed.

Richard Taylor informed the Board that Haughley junction is being developed

as part of the overall programme for Ely and the outline business case is due

to be published in May 2019.

The next Transport East meeting is on Monday 17

December which will be

used to engaged with wider stakeholders.

3. Lower Thames Crossing presentation

David Manning from Highways England presented to the Board. There will be

a 10 week consultation commencing in October. Please contact Phil Stanier if

you have any questions at [email protected]

Nick Burfield invited Highways England to the Chambers next transport

meeting and Cllr Wilby asked if Highways England would meet with Norfolk

Chamber.

ACTION: HG to circulate the presentation.

4. Tour of Transport Systems Catapult

Welcome, overview and SME activity

Alex Weedon (SME Strategy Director, TSC)

How Milton Keynes has embraced innovation

Geoff Snelson (Director of Strategy & Future, MK Council)

TSC Project Overviews involving Local Authorities:

UK Artificial Driver & HumanDrive projects (MK & Coventry)

Liam Singleton (Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Communications

Manager, TSC)

Flourish (Bristol)

Alan Nettleton (Senior Technologist, TSC)

Autonomous and Connected vehicles for Cleaner Air (Leeds)

Marcus Blackmore (Project Manager, TSC)

MaaS Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (Oxford)

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Richard Holland (Principal Technologist, TSC)

Viz lab visit - Using virtual & augmented reality in transport innovation

ACTION: HG to circulate the presentation.

5. Any other business

It was agreed that future Local Transport Board meetings will begin at 9am

and will be organised by the New Anglia LEP to be around three weeks before

the Transport East meetings.

Cllr Evans stated that Cllr Holdcroft asked that the boroughs and districts

involvement be considered and that Transport East be a standing item on

future agendas.

Organisational updates (received outside of the meeting)

Ely Taskforce

The Outline Business Case work for the Ely area improvements continues

and is due to be complete by May 2019.

Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce

The Taskforce last met on 2nd July and Network Rail has commenced work

on a Rail Study for the Great Eastern Main Line. The purpose of this study is

to determine what the new baseline for economic growth is, given the

introduction of a new fleet of trains and a revised timetable coming into

operation during 2019.

Network Rail’s study will feed into the development of a wider economic study

and a Strategic Outline Business Case which will be published in Spring 2019.

The Business Case will comply with the Department for Transport’s new

enhancements funding process. New Anglia LEP is contributing towards the

cost of employing consultants to undertake the wider economic study and

develop the Strategic Outline Business Case. The LEP will also lead a

programme of stakeholder engagement in support of the revised business

case early in the New Year working closely with Network Rail and the train

operator.

Country Land Owners and Business Associations

There are ongoing issues around the minor/ local roads in Norfolk and Suffolk

which are problematic for farmers and links between market towns. Post

Brexit as the pressure to innovate and diversify grows so will the pressure on

these roads grow. There is a back road near Diss which is frequently used as

a cut through which is in a very poor state and in need of repair.

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New Anglia Local Transport Board

Tuesday 27

November 2018

Agenda Item 5

Lower Thames Crossing Consultation – Draft Response

Author: Ellen Goodwin

Summary

This paper outlines the draft response to Highway’s England’s consultation on the Lower Thames

Crossing project which was presented to the Board on 18 September 2018.

Recommendation

The Board are asked to consider the draft response at Appendix A and agree that it be submitted on

behalf of the Board.

Background

At the last meeting of the Local Transport Board Highway’s England gave a presentation on the Lower

Thames Crossing.

Since that meeting a consultation on the Crossing has been launched by Highway’s England. This

consultation will run from 10 October 2018 to 20 December 2018.

Given the strategic nature of the project it seems appropriate to draft a response to the consultation

and outline our thoughts on its development.

Appendix A outlines a draft response for the Board’s consideration. Those questions that it is

proposed we answer are highlighted. It is proposed that all other questions be responded to as

neutral.

Link to the Integrated Transport Strategy

The Integrated Transport Strategy recognises the importance of improving strategic connections

with London and other key centres as it is essential to enabling businesses to have strong links to

customers and supply chains. It also notes the importance of fast and reliable links for business-to-

business connectivity, realising new opportunities and future economic performance and

competitiveness of the East and UK plc.

Recommendation

The Board are asked to consider the draft response at Appendix A and agree that it be submitted on

behalf of the Board.

Appendix A – draft response

Proposed Response to Highway’s England’s consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing

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APPENDIX A

1. Do you agree or disagree that the Lower Thames Crossing is needed?

Strongly agree

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q1a and any other views you have on

the case for the Lower Thames Crossing.

We believe the new Lower Thames Crossing will ease congestion, reduce journey times and

boost the wider economy by facilitating the delivery of new homes and jobs which will in turn

drive productivity.

2. Do you support or oppose our selection of the preferred route for the Lower Thames

Crossing?

Agree

Do you support or oppose the changes we have made to the route since our preferred route

announcement in 2017?

Support

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q2a-Q2b and any other views you have

on our selection of a preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing.

The proposed scheme appears to effectively balance Highway’s England’s objectives of

delivering value for money, moving traffic effectively and reducing the impact on local

communities and the environment.

We do have some concerns about the resilience of the smart motorway standard the

scheme proposes and want to ensure that robust planning is in place to keep traffic moving

in all circumstances wherever possible. Resilience is critical to the success of the project.

3. Do you support or oppose the proposed route south of the river?

Neutral

Please give us your comments or any other views you have on the proposed route south of

the river, including structures such as bridges, embankments and viaducts.

No comment

Please give us your comments on the tunnel, the north and the south tunnel entrances and

any other feedback you have on this part of the proposed route.

No comment

Do you support or oppose the proposed route north of the crossing?

Neutral

Please give us your comments or any other views you have on the proposed route north of

the river, including structures such as bridges, embankments and viaducts.

Proposed Response to Highway’s England’s consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing

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No comment

4. Do you support or oppose the proposed junction between the Lower Thames Crossing and

the M2/A2?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q4a and any other views you have on

the relationship between the Lower Thames Crossing and the existing road network south of

the crossing, including new bridges, underpasses and diversions.

Neutral

Do you support or oppose the proposed Tilbury junction?

Neutral

Do you support or oppose the proposed junction between the Lower Thames Crossing and

the A13/A1089?

Neutral

Do you support or oppose the proposed junction between the Lower Thames Crossing and

the M25?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q4c-Q4e, indicating which junction or

junctions you are referring to, and any other comments you have on the proposed

connections of the route north of the crossing.

No comment

5. Do you support or oppose our proposals in relation to public rights of way?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q5a and any other views you have on

our plans in relation to public rights of way, including the new routes we have proposed.

No comment

6. Do you agree or disagree with the proposed measures to reduce the impacts of the project?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q6a and any other views you have on

the environmental impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing as set out in the Preliminary

Environmental Information Report, including our approach to assessing and reducing the

impacts of the project.

No comment

7. Do you support or oppose the proposed area of land we require to build the Lower Thames

Crossing?

Proposed Response to Highway’s England’s consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing

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Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q7a and any other views you have on

the land we require to build the Lower Thames Crossing.

No comment

8. Do you support or oppose our proposals for a rest and service area in this location?

Neutral

Do you support or oppose our proposals for the maintenance depot in this location?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your responses to Q8a and Q8b, and any other views

you have on our proposals for a rest and service area, and for the maintenance depot.

No comment

9. Do you agree or disagree with the view that the Lower Thames Crossing would improve

traffic conditions on the surrounding road network?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q9a and any other views you have on

the Lower Thames Crossing’s impact on traffic.

As well as local modelling we would be keen to see how the Lower Thames Crossing will

impact on roads within Norfolk and Suffolk.

10. Please give us your views on our proposed approach to charging users of the crossing.

No comment

11. Do you support or oppose our initial plans for how to build the Lower Thames Crossing?

Neutral

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q11a and any other views you have on

our initial plans on how to build the Lower Thames Crossing.

Wherever possible construction should limit disruption to the current strategic and local road

network.

12. Please let us know any views you have on the proposed changes to utilities infrastructure.

No comment

13. We would like to know what is important to you. Please let us know if you have any other

comments about the Lower Thames Crossing.

We are keen to ensure the project is resilient to future changes in the way in which people

choose to travel as well as changing technologies including electric vehicles. We assume

Proposed Response to Highway’s England’s consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing

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the new crossing will have robust digital connectivity to allow for the current and future needs

of business to be met while on the move.

14. Information – was the information clear and easy to understand?

Good

Events – were the events of good quality?

Very good

Events – were the events suitably located?

Very good

Promotion – was the consultation promoted well and to the right people?

Very good

Please let us know the reasons for your response to Q14a-Q14d and any other views you

have on the delivery of this consultation.

We have been really pleased with the level of engagement that has occurred in Norfolk and

Suffolk. Highway’s England colleagues have attended several events locally including our

transport and construction boards. They have also engaged with the county level Chambers

of Commerce.

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New Anglia Local Transport Board

Tuesday 27

November 2018

Agenda Item 8

Monitoring the Integrated Transport Strategy Delivery Plan

Author: Ellen Goodwin

Summary

This paper seeks the Board’s thoughts on how it wishes to monitor the Delivery Plan for the Integrated

Transport Strategy. It is proposed that this be taken theme by theme to align with the Forward Plan

being considered at Item 9.

Recommendation

The Board agree to monitor the Delivery Plan for the Integrated Transport Strategy by themes in

accordance with the Forward Plan.

Background

The Integrated Transport Strategy was adopted by the LEP Board on 23 May 2018.

One of the key themes of the Strategy was ‘Making it Happen: an accompanying Delivery Plan for

Norfolk and Suffolk to help gain the momentum needed to unlock and deliver, through innovative

means, the key strategic interventions identified by new and existing partners”

A draft version of the Delivery Plan was presented at the June meeting of this Board. Since then the

formatting of the Plan has altered to align with that of the Norfolk and Suffolk Economic Strategy’s.

Appendix A outlines the current working draft of the Integrated Transport Strategy Delivery Plan. Text

highlighted features in the Norfolk and Suffolk Economic Strategy Delivery Plan. The Board are asked

to consider how it might like to monitor progress moving forward. It is proposed that this be taken

theme by theme to align with the Forward Plan being considered at Item 9.

Link to the Integrated Transport Strategy

Outlined above.

Recommendation

The Board agree to monitor the Delivery Plan for the Integrated Transport Strategy by themes in

accordance with the Forward Plan.

Appendix A – Integrated Transport Strategy Delivery Plan – Working Draft

Appendix A - Integrated Transport Strategy Delivery Plan

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Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World

High Level Objective: Ensuring the ongoing success of the Port of Felixstowe as the country’s

largest container port, and our other ports, including the Ports of Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Great

Yarmouth and Lowestoft, to maximise future import/export and bulk cargo opportunities for the East

and UK plc. by making the case for and securing investment in strategic routes, and their facilities,

and in maritime connectivity, to improve freight accessibility and ensure the UK remains relevant to

international markets, capitalising on the recent DfT study of England’s Port Connectivity.

What does success look like?

World’s largest container ships able to access the Port of Felixstowe more flexibly

Better freight facilities for drivers

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Ensure the Port of Felixstowe continues to be the country’s largest container port and that our other

ports maximise future import/export and bulk cargo opportunities

SRN improvements, Ipswich Northern Route(s) and F2N improvements as elsewhere

Engage DfT on England’s Port

Connectivity Study

Respond to UK Shared Prosperity

Fund consultation

Consider freight facilities on A14

Consider maritime connectivity

funding

River Orwell dredging project

complete

Deliver River Orwell deep water dredging project by early 2020s to enable flexible access to all

ports on the estuary

Respond to UK Shared Prosperity

Fund consultation and include project

in response

Apply for consents

Continue to work up project and

consider wider funding package

Permission granted

Deep dredging complete

Understand freight facility requirements along the A14 in the next 48 months as part of the wider

work of the A14 East West growth corridor

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No action

Include item on working group

agenda for discussion

Tbd

Strategic Road Network improvements as elsewhere

Ipswich Northern Route(s) as elsewhere

F2N improvements as elsewhere

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World

High Level Objective: Ensuring greater choice for international air travel by encouraging the

development of additional services and good connectivity to and from London Stansted and Norwich

Airports and other international hubs outside the region, and the UK, through road and rail

improvements from Norwich, Ipswich and our other Priority Places, ensuring future agility.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver better connectivity and encourage additional services to and from London Stansted

and Norwich Airports and other international hubs outside the region, and the UK

SRN improvements, Norwich Western Link as elsewhere

Engage train operators and airlines

Engage with Transport East

Consider regional kick starter

opportunities if and when available

Tbd

Secure 1/2 hourly rail connections to Stansted via Cambridge from Norwich and Ipswich by xxx

tbd Tbd tbd

120 dualling (A12 to Braintree) delivered as part of Highways England’s RIS programme as

elsewhere

Norwich Western Link as elsewhere

Strategic Road Network improvements as elsewhere

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World/

Making it Happen

High Level Objective: Ensuring a resilient Strategic Road Network (SRN) that is agile to future

opportunities, the timely delivery of already committed schemes and certainty that the A11, A12

(south of Ipswich), A14 and A47 feature prominently in future Roads Investment Strategies by

strengthening relationships with Highways England. In doing so, the importance of the SRN and

Major Road Network (MRN) outside the East (like the A120 and A1307) and the integration with the

local road network will be highlighted and championed.

Work with other regions on regional, national and international opportunities through Transport East

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver a well-integrated Strategic Road Network (SRN) with improved journey time reliability across

the East and beyond

Engage with Highways England

regarding RIS1 projects

Engage with DfT and MPs on RIS 2

to elevate the East’s status

Consider SRN pilot opportunities

Engage with Transport East

Engage Highways England on

technology deployment wrt

performance and operation

Engage with Highways England

regarding RIS1 projects

Positive announcements regarding

RIS 2

Consider how better data and new

technology could be used on local

roads

Engage with Highways England

regarding RIS1 and RIS2 projects (if

successful)

Ensure the delivery of RIS 1 projects on the A47 by the end of the programme working closely with

Highways England

GY junction improvements begun Thickthorn improvements begun Dualling schemes begun

Continue to build evidence to support the inclusion of A14 junction improvements, major

maintenance schemes and full-route Feasibility Study in RIS 2

Increased engagement and sharing

of evidence, particularly with DfT

and MPs, building on the success of

the ‘No More A14 Delays in Suffolk’

campaign, emphasising growth

potential

Consider opportunities and

challenges regarding Expressway

status including piloting new

technologies, elevating status within

DfT and agricultural use

Consider longer-term resilience

Positive announcements regarding

the A14 in RIS 2

If successful: Engage with Highways

England to ensure delivery

Continue to build evidence to support the inclusion of A47 junction improvements capacity

improvements and dualling in RIS 2

Increased engagement and sharing

of evidence, particularly with DfT

and MPs, building on the success of

previous A47 Alliance campaign,

emphasising growth potential

Positive announcements regarding

the A47 in RIS 2

If successful: Engage with Highways

England to ensure delivery

Continue to build evidence to support the inclusion of junction improvement schemes on the A11

Cambridge-Norwich growth corridor in RIS 2

Increased engagement and sharing

of evidence, particularly with DfT

and MPs, emphasising growth

potential

Positive announcements regarding

the A11 in RIS 2

If successful: Engage with Highways

England to ensure delivery

Continue to build evidence to support the inclusion of capacity and junction improvement schemes

and whole route technology on the A12 south of Ipswich in RIS 2

Increased engagement and sharing

of evidence, particularly with DfT

and MPs, emphasising growth

potential

Positive announcements regarding

the A12 in RIS 2

If successful: Engage with Highways

England to ensure delivery

Work with Transport East, the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority and the Wider

South East groups to see improvements to/from the East including but not limited to M11, M1, M6,

A1, A428, A421, A120 included in RIS 2

Develop relationships and actively

engage in Transport East’s work

programme

Positive announcements on key

strategic connections to/from the

East in RIS 2

If successful: Engage with Highways

England to ensure delivery

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World/

Local and Coastal

High Level Objective: Ensuring a better connected rail network to London, Cambridge,

Peterborough and the rest of the country that is resilient to future changes, through the delivery of

schemes like Felixstowe to Nuneaton and the North (F2N) and the Eastern Section of East West

Rail (to leverage the benefits from investment in the Oxford – Cambridge – Milton Keynes arc), key

upgrades such as Trowse Bridge, Ely Area Enhancements, Haughley junction, loops south of

Colchester, the introduction of digital signalling as well as improved regional route journey times

through infrastructure upgrades by strengthening relationships with Network Rail, franchise

operators and potential third party funders.

Support community rail partnerships for rural and coastal branch lines to identify capacity and

station improvements (including parking) and differentiate individual offers, to promote to a wide

audience and encourage use and provide evidence for possible service expansion.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver a resilient and integrated rail network with improved journey times and capacity to increase

patronage

Commitment to Haughley delivery

Ely area OBC complete

Engage partners to find solutions

for Trowse

GEML SOBC started and

stakeholders engaged

Engage in EW Rail consortium

Engage franchise operators

regarding commitments

Haughley work programmed

Ely area design ongoing

GEML SOBC complete and

lobbying for investment begun

Evidence to support EW Rail

Eastern section

Community Rail Partnerships

engaged to understand

opportunities

Haughley under construction

Commitment to Ely area delivery

Shorter journey times on GEML

and investment advanced

Commitment to EW Rail Eastern

section in overall programme

LONGER TERM: digital signalling

and electrification

Ensure the delivery of Haughley junction by end of 2024

Commitment to Haughley delivery

Haughley work programmed

Haughley construction to be

complete by end of 2024

Ensure the Ely area road and rail improvements scheme is advanced to deliverable stage by April

2022

Ely Outline Business Case

complete and funding secured for

next phase

Ely design work ongoing to

2021/22

Commitment to Ely delivery as

soon as project is shovel ready

Ensure the Trowse Swing Bridge project is advanced towards delivery

Continue to engage with relevant

partners to discuss solutions and

funding mechanisms

Undertake a refresh of the evidence base for the Great Eastern Main Line and develop a Strategic

Outline Business Case for publication in March 2019. Gain stakeholder buy-in through stakeholder

engagement January – March 2019.

Appoint consultants to undertake

a refresh

Wider stakeholder ‘buy in’ to

SOBC adds weight to lobbying for

investment.

SOBC published which defines

infrastructure investment priorities

to improve journey times.

Taskforce and regional MPs lobby

Government and third parties for

investment.

Secure regular rail service between

London and Norwich of 90 minutes

and London to Ipswich in 60

minutes, working closely with the

Taskforce before 2024.

Secure investment to upgrade the

infrastructure from 2024 to take

maximum advantage of new fleet.

Commitment to the programming of the Eastern section as part of the overall East West Rail

project by 2021 to enable the delivery of additional services from Ipswich to Cambridge and

Norwich to Cambridge and onward to Peterborough, the ECML and Liverpool

Further engagement in East West

Rail consortium to ensure the

prominence of Eastern section

well understood

Evidence gathering to support the

ongoing feasibility work of the

Eastern section of East West Rail

Commitment to the inclusion of

the Eastern section in overall

delivery programme

Ensure the timely delivery of Thameslink franchise commitment for half-hourly services between

King’s Lynn and King’s Cross

Liaise with operator ongoing

In the next 2 years engage with each of the Community Rail Partnerships to understand potential

future opportunities No action

Engage with Community Rail

Partnerships to understand potential

opportunities

LONGER TERM: Ensure the delivery digital signalling and electrification on the railway

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World

High Level Objective: Making the East a more attractive proposition to inward investors by

challenging perceptions about connectivity and influencing peak demand requirements to improve

network capacity and reliability.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Place branding to include connectivity perception as elsewhere in the Economic Strategy Delivery

Plan

Influence peak transport demand to improve network capacity and reliability by 2023 Gather evidence Consider flexible solutions and

monitoring framework

Deliver projects and programmes

and promote

Major Road Network as elsewhere

High speed broadband and mobile connectivity as elsewhere

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World

High Level Objective: Making whole journey reliability a priority by improving timetabling, access to

and facilities, including parking, at transport hubs, by all modes.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Tbd

Theme: Connecting the East, Accessing the World

High Level Objective: Encouraging the development of more regional air services to and from

Norwich Airport to improve direct, fast connectivity with other parts of the UK.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Bid for kickstarter funding opportunities if and when available Watching brief Watching brief Watching brief

Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority Places

High Level Objective: Deliver a reliable Major Road Network (MRN) with improved journey times

between our Priority Places, through the creation of an integrated MRN Action Plan for delivery, that

includes the Ipswich Northern Routes and the Norwich Western Link, connecting the new Broadland

Northway from the A1067 to the A47 west of Norwich, to improve the flow of traffic around our

growing communities and ensure the network is kept in a good state of repair.

What does success look like?

Reduced congestion

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver an integrated Major Road Network (MRN) with improved journey times and reliability

between our Priority Places, through the creation of an MRN Action Plan with priorities for delivery,

aligned with funding timescales, ensuring the network is kept in a good state of repair.

Norwich Western Link: preferred

route & potential funding identified

Ipswich Northern Route(s): SOBC

and consultation complete

A12 Suffolk Energy Gateway:

programme entry

Haverhill-Cambridge: options

appraisal including Mass Rapid

Transit

Eye Airfield: planning and

construction started

Ipswich Northern Route(s): OBC

and preferred routes identified

A12 Suffolk Energy Gateway:

planning app and consultation

Norfolk and Suffolk priorities

established once MRN agreed

Funding committed for the

Norwich Western Link

Hempnall Crossroads built

Long Stratton Bypass scheme

progressed towards delivery

Eye Airfield scheme complete

Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority

Places/Local and Coastal

High Level Objective/s: Make public transport the ‘go to’ option for our Priority Places by

encouraging a consistent, affordable, smart-ticketed, integrated public transport network (including

the use of innovative and community solutions where appropriate) with high quality, multi-modal

interchanges, real-time, predictive and personalised information and more frequent services.

Encourage service providers to provide cost-effective, on-demand public transport services by

using better data, to meet rural and coastal needs and improve economic and social inclusion.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Encourage an affordable, smart-ticketed, integrated public transport network with high quality,

multi-modal interchanges and innovative information to meet the needs of all to improve economic

and social inclusion.

Evidence gathering – best practise,

gap analysis, current provision

Engage stakeholders

Identify options for delivery with

partners

Implement

In the next 3 years, consider how best practise for innovative and community transport models

could be rolled out across the East to offer flexible services on a potentially commercial basis

Evidence gathering – best practise,

gap analysis, current provision

Work with partners to determine

potential action plan

If successful: deliver action plan as

necessary

Develop a pilot for affordable smart-ticketing in the East by 2021 Best practise evidence gathered Options developed Delivery partner agreed

Ongoing delivery of higher quality, multi-modal interchanges that are easy to access and facilitate

network integration including new stations when related to growth

Discussions with relevant partners Identify priorities If successful: implement

Improve the commercial viability of park and ride services where possible to encourage operators

to grow services and extend opening hours

Gather evidence and discussions with

stakeholders

Identify potential options If successful: implement

Other modes as elsewhere

Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority

Places/Local and Coastal

High Level Objective: Facilitate better connectivity which provides more reliable and resilient

journey times within and between our Priority Places through making the strategic case for and the

delivery of infrastructure investment including new river crossings (in Great Yarmouth, Ipswich and

Lowestoft), orbital links and relief roads (including the Ipswich Northern Route(s) and the Norwich

Western Link, connecting the new Broadland Northway from the A1067 to the A47 west of Norwich),

and junction improvements, prioritising infrastructure that will facilitate the delivery of significant

housing and jobs growth.

Cater for the growth aspirations and development plans in market towns by identifying and

prioritising local road improvement schemes to release pinchpoints, recognising the network’s

importance to the agricultural sector.

What does success look like?

Reduced congestion

Better journey times between Priority Places

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver quicker and more reliable journey times in and around our Priority Places by ensuring the

strategic case for infrastructure improvements is well evidenced and aligned with relevant funding

streams.

Ipswich Northern Route(s) and Norwich Western Link as elsewhere

DCOs submitted and funding

contributions identified and

secured for new crossings.

Beccles Relief Road open

Haverhill Relief Road construction

Support delivery of West Winch

Housing Access Road

Support delivery of Norwich East-

West Link Road

Suffolk’s Local Transport Plan

reviewed and updated

Norfolk Market Town Network

Improvement Strategies ongoing

EZ and sector groups to consider

barriers and develop actions

Work undertaken to deliver new

crossings on time and budget

Bury St Edmunds Relief Roads ?

Mildenhall Relief Road ?

Further Norfolk Market Town

Network Improvement Strategies

Priority schemes identified and

evidence built to secure funding

and delivery

Consider local freight challenges

and opportunities

Prioritised market town and local

pinchpoint schemes funded

Local freight options developed.

Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority Places

High Level Objective: Ensure the success of our Enterprise Zones, Food Enterprise Zones and

key sectors by working to resolve infrastructure constraints

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

In the next 12 months ensure Enterprise Zone and Sector Group meetings have agenda items that

identify transport and connectivity barriers to growth and develop appropriate actions to address

them.

Attend meetings and facilitate

discussions

Ongoing Ongoing

Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority Places

High Level Objective: Develop and promote local freight centres to reduce the impact of local

deliveries in our Priority Places.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

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Theme: Regional Connectivity and our Priority

Places/Local and Coastal

High Level Objective/s: Facilitate place-making by improving public realm, tackling air quality and

other environmental issues and delivering joined-up cycling (including e-bikes) and walking

networks in our Priority Places to ensure flexible access to services, to suit the changing needs of

our populations and encourage a safe, active and healthy lifestyle.

Encourage walking and cycling by developing Walking and Cycling Investment Plans and through

the delivery of projects on the National Cycle Routes and those such as the Greater Broads Cycling

Country project, to benefit public health and well-being and the environment.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

By 2021, deliver a behaviour change initiative aimed at encouraging greener and active travel, by

expanding on similar successful projects and initiatives to improve public realm and air quality and

to increase walking and cycling

Evidence gathering and stakeholder

engagement – strategic policy

objectives

Ongoing engagement and refinement

of options – business case

development

Initiative agreed and delivery

programmed

Continue to tackle AQMAs in Bury St Edmunds, Great Barton, Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Newmarket,

Norwich, Sudbury, Swaffham and Woodbridge

Continue to deliver public realm improvements where supported by policy and where compelling

business cases and funding opportunities exist

Theme: Agile to Change

High Level Objective: Ensure complete superfast broadband coverage and the delivery of ultra-

fast broadband, firstly in our Priority Places, but also in our rural areas, and 5G technology, as soon

as possible, to provide excellent and reliable digital capacity, to meet the region’s needs.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Deliver 100% superfast broadband by 2023 across Norfolk and Suffolk by continuing to work

through the Better Broadband for Norfolk and Better Broadband for Suffolk programmes and

working with BDUK and service providers to secure delivery of the final 5%

Successful RDPE bid

At least 95% superfast broadband

across the East

Programme of final 5% begun for

delivery by 2023

Deliver ultra-fast broadband in our Priority Places by 2025

Evidence gathered and gap

analysis complete

Programme for delivery agreed

and prioritised based on

economic impact

Rollout begins for delivery by

2025

Deliver FTTP for all places and businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk by 2028 as identified in the

National Infrastructure Assessment

Engage relevant bodies to

discuss potential

Evidence gathered Programme for delivery agreed to

be delivered by 2028

Deliver a 5G pilot in the East by 2023 by working with DCMS and network providers

Engage relevant bodies to

discuss potential

Agree potential locations for pilot

delivery

Agree pilot for delivery to be

delivered by 2023

Consider options for home/hub working/learning/access to services/employment by 2021

Gather evidence as needed

(Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Consider options for SMEs and

isolated learners

If successful: roll out pilots

Theme: Agile to Change

High Level Objective/s: Promote the East as being ‘open’ to innovative new technologies,

particularly where change could facilitate growth in our key sectors, by encouraging the take up of

low/zero emission vehicles (including hydrogen), recognising the need to ensure the appropriate

electricity network infrastructure, and the trial of autonomous vehicles and drones for commercial

and freight services, where appropriate, ensuring the necessary supporting infrastructure both at

home and on the move, with particular opportunities focussed along the A11 and A14 corridors.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Over the next twelve months the LEP will work with its sector groups and the Transport Catapult to

map the needs of its key sectors and identify potential opportunities (including Electric Vehicles

and MaaS facilitated by systems and infrastructure) to facilitate growth across these sectors and

along key transport corridors.

Promoting the East as being ‘open’

to innovative new technologies,

focussing on opportunities to

facilitate growth in our key sectors

and along the A11 and A14 corridor

using the marketing materials and

online portal.

EV ambitions reflected in LEE

Strategy Delivery Plan and GSE

Energy Hub

Opportunities have been identified

and exploited which will help our

communities travel smarter and live

better.

Theme: Agile to Change/Local and Coastal

High Level Objective: Establish the East as a location for remote home and hub working, providing

access to education and health services as an alternative to travelling particularly in ‘hard to reach’

areas.

Improve hub and home working to help offer innovative, flexible and/or remote digital alternatives for

post-16 transport strategy and access to healthcare and social care services, ensuring opportunities

and access for all.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Consider options for work/study hubs across Norfolk and Suffolk by 2021 Gather evidence as needed

Consider options for SMEs and

isolated learners

If successful: roll out pilots

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Improved digital connectivity as elsewhere to improve access to services in ‘hard to reach’ areas

Theme: Agile to Change

High Level Objective: Encourage the use of data to enable the more intelligent operation of our

networks and the adoption of connected, self-monitoring technologies for roadside infrastructure to

improve network reliability and performance.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

Work with Highways England to understand how technologies will be deployed and how we might

use similar methods on local roads over the next 3 years

Initial engagement with DfT

Consider options with highways

authorities

If successful: Action Plan agreed for

delivery

In the next 3 years establish how we might utilise data better to assist with real time journey

planning

Gather best practise evidence

Consider options for Norfolk and

Suffolk

If successful: Action Plan agreed for

funding and delivery

Theme: Agile to Change

High Level Objective: Encourage behaviour and cultural change so that shorter journeys are

made actively wherever practicable and that sustainable choices are easy to access and use, to the

benefit of health and well-being.

Shape collaborative future mobility by encouraging new business models, led by evidence, to

increase personal autonomy through affordable, convenient and digitally enabled business and

personal travel plans to boost journey-sharing opportunities and the blending of traditional public

and private transport modes and provide the widest accessibility offer.

What does success look like?

What is the output of the activity

for 2018/19

What is the output of the activity

for 2019/20

What is the output of the activity

for 2020/21

By 2021, deliver a behaviour change initiative aimed at encouraging greener and active travel, by

expanding on similar successful projects and initiatives

Evidence gathering and stakeholder

engagement

Ongoing engagement and refinement

of options

Initiative agreed and delivery

programmed

LONGER TERM: consider the delivery of MaaS in Norfolk and Suffolk

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New Anglia Local Transport Board

Tuesday 27

November 2018

Agenda Item 9

Local Transport Board Forward Plan 2019

Author: Ellen Goodwin

Summary

This paper seeks the Board’s input on the 2019 Forward Plan for the Local Transport Board with the

view of successfully delivering of the Integrated Transport Strategy.

Recommendation

The Board agree the Local Transport Board Forward Plan 2019.

Background

The Integrated Transport Strategy, adopted by the LEP Board in May 2018 has the following themes:

 Connecting the East, Accessing the World: Quicker, more reliable and resilient strategic

connections to boost our contribution to UK plc., encouraging improved perceptions, economic

participation and inward investment for our key sectors and competitive clusters.

 Agile to Change: Embracing new technologies and digital connectivity to enable remote access

to services and opportunities to facilitate Mobility as a Service (MaaS).

 Regional Connectivity and Our Priority Places: Keeping people and products moving in and

around our growing Priority Places and Enterprise Zones through new investment,

placemaking, maintenance and an integrated public transport network with opportunities for

walking and cycling.

 Local and Coastal: Innovative on-demand transport solutions and improvements to facilitate local

sustainable growth, walking and cycling, recognising local distinctiveness, and offering access to

services and opportunities through digital means.

Appendix A outlines a draft forward plan for the Board’s consideration. The Board are asked to

consider what items it would like to consider during the next year.

Link to the Integrated Transport Strategy

Outlined above.

Recommendation

The Board agree the Local Transport Board Forward Plan 2019.

Appendix A – draft Local Transport Board Forward Plan 2019

Appendix A

Local Transport Board Forward Plan

Date Venue Forward Looking Governance & Delivery

19 June 2018

Suffolk County Council

 Pros and Cons of Automated Vehicles

 ITS Delivery Plan

 Transport East update

 Major Road Network

 Ports and Logistics Sector Skills Plan

18 September 2018 Transport Systems Catapult,

Milton Keynes

 Transport Catapult tour

 Lower Thames Crossing

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27 November 2018 Norfolk County Council

 Ely – Network Rail

 Future direction

 Transport East update including MRN

 ITS delivery

 Lower Thames Crossing consultation

12 February 2019 Wherstead Park, Ipswich

 Connecting the East, Accessing the World –

ports and airports

 BREXIT

 Future funding opportunities

 Local Industrial Strategy – New Anglia LEP

 Review of terms of reference

 Transport East update

 ITS delivery – how?

June 2019 Norfolk

 Agile to Change– innovation, future mobility,

use of data – Transport Systems Catapult

 Behaviour change – Liftshare

 Transport East update

 ITS delivery

September 2019 Suffolk

 Regional Connectivity and Our Priority Places

– Major Road Network, public transport,

thriving Priority Places

 Transport East update

 ITS delivery

December 2019 Norfolk

 Local and Coastal – walking and cycling, on-

demand access to services

 Transport East update

 ITS delivery

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