Aberdeen City Region Deal Shaping Tomorrows Transport Network
Aberdeen City Region Deal: Shaping Tomorrow’s Transport Network Paul Finch Strategic Transportation Projects Manager Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeen City Region Deal - Context • Delivery mechanism for the Regional Economic Strategy • Followed on from Glasgow City Region Deal • Two Local Authorities saw potential early adopter advantages • Reasons for both Scottish Government and UK Government involvement • Oil price crash, economic diversification, maximising recoverable output from North Sea
Final Deal (November 2016) • Innovation: Oil and Gas Technology Centre • Innovation: Agri-Food & Nutrition Hub • Innovation: Bio-Therapeutics Hub • Internationalisation: Support for Aberdeen Harbour Expansion • Connectivity: Digital Connectivity • Connectivity: Strategic Transport Appraisal
Funding CRD Theme UK & Scot Gov LA’s Uni’s Private/ Others Total Innovation: Oil and Gas Technology Centre £ 180 m - £ 23. 5 m £ 150. 6 m £ 354. 1 m Innovation: Agri-Food & Nutrition Hub £ 10 m - - £ 10. 1 m £ 20. 1 m Innovation: Bio. Therapeutic Hub £ 20 m - - £ 18 m £ 38 m Internationalisation: Harbour Expansion £ 25 m £ 11 m - £ 339 m £ 375 m Connectivity: Digital Connectivity £ 10 m £ 7 m - £ 15 m £ 32 m Connectivity: Strategic Transport Appraisal £ 5 m £ 2 m - - £ 7 m £ 250 m £ 23. 5 m £ 532. 7 m £ 826. 2 m Total 1. Subject to business case approvals 2. Additional Scot Gov Funding of £ 250 m announced at same time as CRD (Rail £ 200 m, Laurencekirk £ 24 m, Housing Fund £ 26 m)
Transport Elements of City Region Deal 1 – Strategic Transport Appraisal (£ 7 m) 2 – External Links to New Harbour (£ 25 m) Funding Announced by Scottish Government alongside CRD 3 – Laurencekirk Junction (£ 24 m) 4 – Aberdeen to Central Belt Rail (£ 200 m)
Strategic Transport Appraisal - Project led by CRD Transport Working Group • A 20 year view of the transport implications of the Deal across all modes • Based on Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance. • Recognising the priorities of local, regional and national transport plans and programmes as well as existing work • The scope of work includes – addressing issues at key gateways into Aberdeen; – enabling safe, reliable and attractive connections (road and public transport) along key strategic corridors which promote economic growth; – tying together transport infrastructure and development planning/management, on a city/region basis; – facilitating the City Centre Masterplan.
Policy Interface • • Regional Transport Strategy Local Development Plan Strategic Development Plan Economic Strategy and Regeneration Plans • National Transport Strategy • Strategic Transport Projects Review Plus Review of Transport Roles and Responsibilities / Planning Bill.
Linkages to Bay of Nigg - Project led by Aberdeen City Council / CRD Transport Working Group • Realising wider economic benefits of regional investment in harbour • AHB are delivering access solutions as part of planning and harbour consents • Developing robust linkages for the longer term, building on Bay of Nigg Development Framework • Following Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) process
Laurencekirk Junction • Preferred option identified • Process now moving to detailed design, thereafter statutory processes Aberdeen to Central Belt Rail Improvements • Options for achieving 20 min Journey Time savings to Edinburgh and Glasgow are currently being studied.
A number of ongoing studies also being progressed which include…. • A 96 Route Options – Aberdeen to Huntly • Aberdeen Roads Hierarchy Study • A 956 Wellington Road Corridor • Cross City Connections • Fraserburgh/Peterhead/Ellon to Aberdeen • A 947 Corridor • Strategic Cycle Connections Plus… • Monitoring of impact of AWPR
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