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Sub-National Engagement Teams
Joint Transport Planning Society and Chartered
Institute of Logistics and Transport
4th May 2011
Margaret Jackson
Head of Northern Engagement Team
Introduction
• Sub-National landscape is changing.
• Government Offices ceased to exist on 31st March
2011.
• A number of Departments, including DfT, have decided
to have some form of continued sub-national presence.
• DfT is committed to continue engagement outside
London. To continue our work with Local Authorities and
sub-national strategic interests.
What is now in place
• There are now 3 DfT Sub-National Transport
Engagement Teams:
• Northern (5 Staff based in Leeds,covering Y&H, North
East and North West)
• Midlands and South West (4 Staff based in
Birmingham, covering West & East Midlands, South
West)
• South East and East (3 Staff based in London &
covering South East and East)
What we are not
• We are not the Government Offices.
• Abolition of the GO Network was part of Government’s
Localism agenda.
• A drive to devolve more power to communities,
recognising that those at a local level are best placed to
understand their own needs and how to address them.
• Also part of rebalancing the public finances.
What we are and what we can do
• We are a DfT central team, part of John Dowie’s Local Directorate.
• Engagement will change and the relationship will be necessarily
light-touch.
• We are your first point of contact with the Department.
• We are a critical friend who can:
– translate and explain Government policy;
– navigate you through the structures and processes within DfT
(including its funding mechanisms);
– help facilitate solutions.
What we are and what we can do
• For the Sub-National teams to work, we need to have
close relationships with Local Transport Authorities,
agencies, business organisations and the emerging
LEPs.
• Need to understand the issues at local level to help
develop National Policy and unblock blockages.
• DfT wants to ensure ongoing sub-national engagement
and that engagement will be via the engagement teams.
What will be our focus (1)?
• Transport White Paper “Creating Growth, Cutting
Carbon” places localism at the heart of the transport
agenda in order to create local growth and cut carbon
emissions;
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Local Sustainable Transport Fund
£560m over 4 years
Mixture of revenue and capital
To support initiatives which address growth and carbon
at a local level, influence choice and promote
sustainable travel
– Targeted modest investments
What will be our focus (2) ?
• Regional Growth Fund: £1.4 billion over 3 years to
support job growth – transport key to this;
• Local Enterprise Partnerships, covering functional
economic areas. Key role in taking a view on strategic
transport priorities to support economic growth and
further devolution of transport decisions to local areas.
• Local Maintenance and Integrated Transport Funding
• Understanding delivery and informing policy
Local Major Schemes in Yorkshire
and the Humber
Under Construction
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A65 Kirkstall Road Quality Bus Corridor. DfT providing £19.8m on total scheme costs of £21.2m.
Due to complete June 2012.
A1 upgrade – Dishforth to Leeming. Completion expected by 2012, £318m for the 13 mile section.
Supported Pool
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Leeds Station Southern Access (Metro) Pedestrian access from rear of Leeds station to Holbeck
regeneration areal.
A57 M1 to Todwick crossroads (Rotherham) Dualling 1.2 miles of single carriageway on A57
between M1 J31 and Todwick crossroad, where traffic lights replaced by a roundabout
Development Pool from October 2010
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Waverley Link Road (Rotherham) to link A630 Sheffield Parkway with A57, serving mixed use
Waverley development and a new route to M1 J31.
Beverley Integrated Transport Plan (East Riding) Southern Relief Road of Beverley, plus Park & Ride
facility.
A684 Bedale-Aiskew-Leeming Bar Bypass (North Yorkshire). New East-West bypass on A684.
Leeds Rail Growth Package (Metro). Two new stations at Apperley Bridge and Kirkstall Forge on
Leeds to Bradford Forster Square line, plus expanded Park & Ride at 5 existing stations.
Local Major Schemes in Yorkshire
and the Humber
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Access York Phase 1 (Park & Ride) (York). Two new Park & Ride sites and extension of
existing P&R site on York Ring Road, increasing P&R spaces from 3,750 to 5,350.
A6182 White Rose Way Improvements (Doncaster). Dualling 1.2 miles of White Rose Way
linking M18 J3 to Doncaster town centre, serving major development sites.
A18-A180 Link (NE Lincs). Short link connecting A180 Stallingborough interchange to A18 south
of Immingham, improving access to port, diverting HGV traffic away from Immingham.
Supertram Additional Vehicles (SYPTE). Four additional trams for Sheffield Supertram to
alleviate overcrowding and meet some additional demand.
Leeds New Generation Transport (NGT) (Metro). Modern trolleybus system on North and
South radial routes into Leeds with Park & Ride facilities.
Development Pool (from Feb 2011)
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A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley improvements (East Riding). Junction improvements and
carriageway widening along A164 between Humber Bridge and Beverley.
South Yorkshire Bus Rapid Transit Northern Route (SYPTE) between Sheffield and
Rotherham along Don Valley, including fixed link under M1 at Tinsley viaduct to bypass motorway
junctions.
Leeds Inner Ring Road maintenance. Repairs to first section of Leeds Inner Ring Road built in
1960s including tunnelled sections.
Highways Agency prioritised road schemes
to be under construction by 2015
Four managed motorway schemes giving additional capacity through
hard shoulder running and variable speed limits at congested times:
M1 J28-J31 (through Derbyshire, improving access to Sheffield)
M1 J32-J35a (through Sheffield/Rotherham area)
M1 J39-J42 (through Wakefield area to M1/M62 junction)
M62 J25-J30 (south of Leeds and Bradford)
Highways Agency will also continue preparatory work on two schemes
in Yorkshire and Humber, for start of construction after 2015:
A160/A180 Immingham (access to Port of Immingham)
A63 Castle Street, Hull City Centre (access to Port of Hull)
Other Major Investment
Rail
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20 extra carriages (from Dec 2011) on Northern services from Skipton, Ilkley and
Doncaster via Wakefield into Leeds – some new services, two trains lengthened. Part
of 650 additional carriages to be introduced by 2014.
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£150,000 for partners in South Yorkshire to investigate whether tram-trains could run
between Sheffield and Rotherham, offering faster journey times.
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£85m scheme to deliver Ordsall Chord by 2016, providing vital link between
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria Stations, creating potential new timetable,
including reducing journey times between Liverpool and Leeds by 35 minutes. First
step to deliver the Northern Hub.
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In October 2010, Secretary of State announced Government’s preferred high speed
rail network – the “Y” – from London to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, with
onward connections onto West and East Coast Main Lines and to Liverpool on the
line that is to be electrified by 2016. The “Y” is the option that brings greatest benefits
to cities of the North.
Any Questions?
Contacts in the Northern Hub
Margaret Jackson,
([email protected])
Richard Perry
([email protected])
Mark Duggleby
([email protected])
Helen Gorner
([email protected])
Christine Staley
([email protected])