Highways England Environment Fund. Graeme Hull Tyne Tees Catchment Coordinator

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2 Highways England Environment Fund Graeme Hull Tyne Tees Catchment Coordinator 2

3 3 Strategic Road Network

4 HE Road Investment Strategy 2015/16 to 2019/20 Part 1: Strategic Vision Part 2: Investment Plan Part 3: Performance Specification New and old 4

5 Ring-fenced investment funds A series of ring-fenced funds, worth 900 million up to 2020/21 to address a range of specific issues over and above the traditional focus of road investment. Allow for actions beyond business as usual and will help the Company invest in retrofitting measures to improve the existing road network as well as maximising the opportunities offered by new road schemes to deliver additional improvements at the same time. The funds are: Environment - 300M Cycling, Safety and Integration - 250M Innovation Air Quality Growth and Housing 5

6 Environment Fund In particular, the fund will be used to mitigate the worst impacts of noise on those living close to the network, support the transition to low-carbon road transport, improve local water quality and resilience to flooding, maintain an attractive landscape, and work to halt the loss of biodiversity. 300M in total - Environment 100M (Suds 39M) - Noise 75M To tackle parts of the road network where previous road design has led to particular environmental problems. Enhance networks landscape Address negative impacts on historic or cultural heritage Improve impact on local biodiversity 6

7 Biodiversity Action Plan June 2015 that says... 7

8 Highways England BAP delivery expectations Landscape scale biodiversity projects that reduce habitat fragmentation New projects which enhance biodiversity value of land and therefore reduce their impacts An increased number of SSSI s which are in favourable or recovering condition Managed woodland areas that are meeting their intended purpose; landscape screening, connectivity or biodiversity Grassland areas that are managed appropriately with litter and debris removed 3500 hectares of grassland rich in wildflower species and therefore supporting a wide ranging of pollinating insects 8

9 MTP Opportunities Team from Source to Tyne Ouse Burn from Source to Tyne Skerne from Carrs to Woodham Burn Greatham Creek Catchment Lustrum Beck Catchment Castle Eden Burn from Source to North Sea 9

10 WFD Transport RNAGS (RFF) Seaton Burn from Source to Tidal Limit Aln from Callaly Burn to Coe Burn Team from Source to Tyne Ouse Burn from Source to Tyne Lumley Park Burn from Herrington Burn Wear Cong Burn from Twizell Burn to Wear Blackdene Burn to confluence with Wear Herrington Burn Source to Lumley Park Burn Stainsby Beck Catchment Cowbridge Beck from Source to North Burn Castle Eden Burn from Source to North Sea Greatham Beck Catchment 10

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12 Investment package worth around 350 million A1 Birtley to Coal House (J65-J67) Online widening south of Gateshead to 3 lanes. Alongside this enhancement, separate maintenance schemes will replace and improve the Allerdene Bridge, which carries the A1 over the East Coast Main Line. A1 Scotswood to North Brunton (J74-J79) Four and a half miles of narrow lane widening to allow three lanes of traffic through the junctions, with four lanes between some junctions. 12

13 Key Investments North East and Yorks 26 major schemes 1.4 billion to be invested A1 all motorway Doncaster to Newcastle, all dual Newcastle to Ellingham Smart motorways linking Sheffield and Leeds to Manchester and London Comprehensive review of connectivity across north and south Pennines 13

14 North East and Yorkshire Construction A1 A1 Coal House to Metro Centre A2 A1 Leeming to Barton A3 M1 Junctions A4 M1 Junctions 32-35A Committed previously announced A5 A19 Coast Road A6 A19 Testos A7 A63 Castle Street A8 A160/A180 Immingham Committed new A9 A1 North of Ellingham A10 A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling A11 A1 Scotswood to North Brunton A12 A1 Birtley to Coal House widening A13 A19 Down Hill Lane junction improvement A14 A19 Norton to Wynyard A15 A1 & A19 Technology enhancements A16 M1 Junction 45 Improvement A17 M621 Junctions 1-7 improvements A18 M62/M606 Chain Bar A19 M62 Junctions A20 A628 Climbing Lanes A21 A61 Dualling Developed for next Road Period A22 A64 Hopgrove Junction A23 M1/M62 Lofthouse Interchange A24 A1 Redhouse to Darrington A25 M1 Junctions 35A-39 A26 A1(M) Doncaster Bypass Strategic studies Northern Trans-Pennine Trans-Pennine Tunnel 14

15 Newly announced in this Investment Plan A1 Scotswood to North Brunton Narrow lane widening in Newcastle between junction 74 and junction 79 to allow three lanes of traffic through the junctions, and four lanes between some junctions. A1 Birtley to Coal House Online widening of the A1 south of Gateshead to three lanes. Alongside this enhancement, a separate maintenance scheme will replace and improve the Allerdene Bridge. Linking with the existing Coal House to Metro Centre scheme, this will provide three lanes of capacity from the Metro Centre to the A194(M) interchange. 15

16 Strategic Studies 7 nationally Northern Trans-Pennine Route No complete dual carriageway link between the east and west of the country between Leeds and Edinburgh One of the most visible gaps in the UK transport network There is potential to create a new strategic corridor in the region and link the A1 and the M6. The two main east-west roads in this area, the A69 and A66, have been partially upgraded over the years. Both roads have a mix of high-quality dual carriageway and single carriageway. This study will examine the case for dualling one or both of these roads and making other improvements along their length. 16

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18 Water Framework Directive Medium Term Plan of projects Graeme Hull Tyne Tees Catchment Coordinator 18

19 WFD MTP national picture Settlement almost certainly to be 2016/17 only this year Draft steer being prepared for ministerial consideration Anticipate announcement in March Communication to Catchment Partnerships soon Prepare project bids Continue to develop a longer term suite of projects 17/20 National prioritisation FCRM match No deterioration Protected sites Landscape scale actions 19 National best projects River basin allocation

20 WFD MTP Northumbria picture Based on anticipated allocation - tbc FCRM match No deterioration Protected sites Landscape scale actions National best projects River basin allocation 20

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22 Water Framework Directive using 3 rd party evidence to identify Reasons for Not Achieving Good Status Graeme Hull Tyne Tees Catchment Coordinator 22

23 Status and RNAGS (aka RFF) EA monitoring is used to determine WFD status ie fail or pass will continue 3 rd party evidence can be used to identify why a waterbody fails (RNAGS aka RFF) RNAGS inform the actions required to improve status so RNAGS inform the projects likely to eligible for WFD grant in aid 23

24 Partners can submit data to Catchment Coordinators each year between January and April This will allow any submissions to inform that year s investigation programme A cover sheet will be provided for you to complete, which must accompany your submission There will be no data specifications, but files should be viewable with MS office programmes or Adobe Acrobat if possible Data will be catalogued, and copied into all relevant waterbody investigation folders An acknowledgement will be sent to indicate that your information has been received and processed This will include a reminder that all submissions would be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (though still subject to the normal restrictions of the Data Protection Act) and therefore could be shared publically. If this is not agreeable to you, please request that the data you provided be deleted and not inform the waterbody investigation Submissions will be considered as and when a waterbody is included in the annual investigation programme The annual investigation list will be shared with partners each year (June-ish) The investigation programme is informed by things such as the requirements of the Directive (ex, waterbodies where deteriorations have occurred) and the waterbody prioritisation outputs which informed the MTP combined with resource availability within the EA in a given year

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