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Issue - decisions
Draft Joint Integrated Transport Strategy
27/07/2012 - Report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment - Draft Integrated Transport Strategy
That the Draft Integrated Transport Strategy as attached at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment and its preferred option, using a ‘do minimum plus’ basis for further improvements, be approved for public consultation subject to the following amendments:-
1. Paragraph E3.1; at the end of the paragraph an additional sentence should be added: “Overall, these transport infrastructure improvements and initiatives are expected to cost £39.5m”
2.
Paragraph 5.0.3 amend to read: “Unfortunately
however, it is not forecast to significantly reduce town centre
congestion, which was one of its key objectives overcapacity is still flagged on some key routes; therefore it
is unlikely to reduce traffic congestion on the scale that was
initially hoped to be achieved”
3.
Paragraph 5.4.1, first sentence,
amend to read: “The only remaining deliverable alternative left
available to MBC was to proceed with an option that
included only those components of the options
modelled.....”
4. Paragraph 5.4.1; after “within the vicinity of Junction 8” add “and M20 Junction 7”
5.
Paragraph 5.4.1; amend to read “at a total
capital expenditure of some £38 £39.5 million”
6. Paragraph 5.4.1; last sentence, after “transport infrastructure necessary to support the development proposed by the Core Strategy” add “and help manage existing traffic congestion issues”
7.
Paragraph 6.2.2 (b)
should be amended to read: “A249 / Bearsted
Road / New Cut Roundabout. This includes capacity
improvements and provision of a pedestrian crossing at Bearsted
Roundabout and at New Cut Roundabout.”
8. Paragraph 6.2.2 an additional point should be inserted between points (b) and (c) to read: “(c) Bearsted Road / New Cut Road Roundabout. This includes capacity improvements and an enlargement of the roundabout”
9. Paragraph 6.2.3; “Projects (a) – (r)” should be amended to read “Projects (a) – (s)”; and “Locations (s) to (w)” should be amended to read “Locations (t) to (x)”
10. Paragraph 6.2.3; within the table, an additional row between the “M20 Junction 7 Bearsted / Roundabout” row and the “Bearsted Rd, between Bearsted Roundabout and New Cut Roundabout” row should be inserted labelled “A249 / Bearsted Rd Roundabout” and should have an associated minimum and maximum cost of £386,000 and £530,000 respectively
11. Paragraph 6.2.3; within the table, the row “Bearsted Roundabout / New Cut Roundabout” should have an associated minimum and maximum cost of £423,000 and £559,000 respectively
12. Paragraph 6.2.3; within the table, the row “Bearsted Rd, between Bearsted Roundabout and New Cut Roundabout” should have an associated minimum and maximum cost of £2,765,000 and £3,304,000 respectively
13. Paragraph 6.2.3; within the table, the row “New Cut Rd / A20 Ashford Rd junction improvements” should have an associated minimum and maximum cost of £470,000 and £604,000 respectively
14.
Paragraph 6.31.3; should be amended to read:
“This scheme will be funded only by KCC through its
Integrated Transport Block Funding Allocation but will not be
required to be contributed towards by new development coming
forward The delivery of this
scheme will be managed by KCC which will primarily seek to secure
funding through its Integrated Transport Block funding
allocation.”
15.
Page 79 of the ITS; the “ITS Action
Plan” table; last row should be amended to read: “TOTAL
£38m £39.5m”