Minutes:
Andrew Moss, Head of Transport Infrastructure, gave an update with the aid of the following powerpoint presentation:-
Delivery 2022 Update
- Parkway Scheme – complete
- Greasbrough Junction – complete
- Bellows Road Clean Air Zone Scheme – complete
- Other Schemes/Developments
College Road NPIF junction improvement – to completion
Cumwell Lane – approaching Section 278 sign off
Motorway Service Area – Section 278
- Programmes
Cycle Hub and Schools Road Safety Training – ongoing
Cycling Strategy Delivery Plan – in draft for March 2023 approval
Traffic Management Act Part 6 – ready for submission to Government
- Clean Air Zone Schemes – complete
- Transforming Cities Fund Programme – scheme now in consultation, detailed design and awaiting FBC ahead of construction to March 2024
- City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRST) – funding allocated, revenue funding approved, programme of scheme development in hand
- Local schemes – Local Neighbourhood Road Safety (LNRS) Programme brought to completion. New concept introduced and engagement started
- Centenary Way Viaduct Slab Failure Scheme – Responded immediately, made safe. TTM amended November back to 2 lanes. Full scheme to get funding approval. Delivery Spring/Summer 2023
- Service Management Processes – Service planning. Budget bids submitted
Year Ahead 2023
- January – Application for Traffic Management Act (TMA) Part 6 Powers
- CRST into feasibility (early 2023)
- Sheffield Clean Air Zone to go live 27th February, 2023
- April – Cabinet report – Transport Capital Programme and finalisation of Cycling Delivery Plan
- TCF into construction (early 2023-early 2024)
- Local Transport Plan 4 – DfT consultation early 2023 for completion early 2024 (includes quantifiable carbon reduction)
- The Whins into construction Spring 2023
- LNRS tranche 1 delivery
- TMA Part 6 Designation Order from Government (expected)
- LNRS tranche 2 prioritisation Winter 2023/24
- Bus service improvement plan and enhanced partnership working
Policy Update
- DfT indicate broadly similar direction of travel notwithstanding changes of Government i.e. improved tone on active travel and impact of spending review
- SYMCA Transport Strategy and implementation plans to be renewed under LTP4
- Bus Recovery Grant/£2 single cap ends March
Wider Picture – current key issues – progress since previous update
- Strategy/Policy/Funding
· Funding
CRSTS
Central Government Financial Statement
Active Travel Fund 4
· Integrated Rail Plan – ongoing lobby
Active Travel England up and running
Great British Railways – deferral of go live
· Local Transport Plan
Review to 2024
- Carbon Reduction
· Climate – now post COP26
Global events continue to pressure
Decarbonisation of transport
- Active Travel
· Health
Increased focus on active travel, lower speeds and improve air quality
· Air quality
Sheffield City Council CAZ Scheme go live end of February
Completion of RMBC CAZ schemes
Active Travel progress on current schemes to March 2024
- Public Transport and Covid Recovery
· Covid – no new travel data as yet
· BSIP and Public Transport Recovery – enhanced partnerships
· Economy
Inflation %
Supplier shortages
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership Update
- Strategy “VISION Zero” Launch
- Governance and resourcing changes
- Greater devolved responsibilities to member authorities
Rail Travel
- There were proposals for Rotherham main line and a new station at Waverley – both had £1M scheme development funding to enable them to be designed, business cases submitted to Government and then funding to be allocated by Government. There was regional optimism as to the successful outcome of the bids which would hopefully be delivered in 2027-2030
- Work was taking place on the delivery of a joint tram station and the travel benefits that would be derived from such
Discussion ensued with the following issues raised:-
- The need for road safety measures in Anston due to the number of accidents and traffic backlogs
- The proposed tram train station at Magna was behind programme due to technical issues that needed to be addressed with regard to signalling in compliance with the main line signalling for trains and tram train signalling and how they dovetailed together. These issues needed resolving with Network Rail.
Agreed:- (1) That the update be noted.
(2) That an update be provided to the Panel on the current situation with the tram train station at Magna.