Highways Agency

• Executive summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Route description
• 3 Policy objectives
• 4 Route functions and performance
• 5 Route problems and issues
• 6 Route outcomes
• 7 Strategy impact statement

M3 London to Southampton Route Management Strategy

6 Route Outcomes

6.1 Derivation

Route Outcomes set out what the HA will seek to obtain from the M3 route over the ten year period ofthe RMS. They are designed to contribute to the Policy Objectives defined in Section 3, improve theperformance of the Route Functions defined in Section 4, support the Land Use and DevelopmentControl statement outlined in Part 2 of Volume 1 and address Route Problems and Issues along thewhole route or at specific locations.

Route Outcomes are initially developed from Route Problems and Issues, proposed land usedevelopments, development planning control policies and where poor route performance has beenidentified. For each scenario that affects the function or performance of the M3 route, a RouteOutcome has been derived. This produces a large number of outcomes that after rationalisation, theHA will seek to obtain as the output for the M3 over the next ten years.

The Route Outcomes focus on achieving the three elements of the HA's slogan, they are:

"Safe roads, Reliable journeys, Informed travellers"

The M3 serves as an important strategic corridor to South West England, the south Hampshire coastand to the towns and cities of, the Blackwater Valley, Basingstoke, Winchester and Southampton. TheM3 contributes to and assists in the regeneration of the Solent towns. Encouraging the use ofalternatives to the car to gain access to South West England, the New Forest and the south Hampshirecoast, maintaining air quality managed areas and wildlife habitats adjacent to the M3, add to theenvironmental consequence of some Route Outcomes.

The following pages outline nineteen Route Outcomes for the M3 Route Management Strategy overthe next ten years. Each proposed outcome gives an indication of the impact, timescale and activitiesto complete in order to achieve the output. Other Route Outcomes that may be affected by the outputand supporting Policy Objectives are listed to indicate the influence the proposed Route Outcome willhave to improve the operation, maintenance and performance of the M3.

6.2 Route Outcome Summary Sheets

The method of numbering these route outcomes does not reflect or make any assumption as to theHA's prioritisation for delivery of the possible actions, found in the summary sheets, or the importanceof particular route outcomes over others.

The following have been identified as Route Outcomes:

• Route Outcome 1 - Improve Journey Time Reliability Thames Valley and North Surrey Section
• Route Outcome 2 - Journey Time Reliability - South Hampshire Section
• Route Outcome 3 - Improve Non-Motorised User (NMU) Facilities
• Route Outcome 4 - Reduce Accident Clusters
• Route Outcome 5 - Reduce the Impact of Accidents and Incidents
• Route Outcome 6 - Assist Regeneration in south Hampshire
• Route Outcome 7 - Improve Road User Information
• Route Outcome 8 - M3 Junction 1 - Reduce Community Severance
• Route Outcome 9 - M3 Junction 2 - Reduce Queuing on M3 Eastbound Approaches
• Route Outcome 10 - M3 Junction 3 - Reduce Queuing on Local Approach Roads
• Route Outcome 11 - Noise Mitigation
• Route Outcome 12 - Improve the Impact on the adjacent Local Environment
• Route Outcome 13 - Air Quality
• Route Outcome 14 - Reduce the Occurrence of Projectiles Being Thrown
• Route Outcome 15 - M3 Junction 6 - Reduce the Effects of Exit Blocking
• Route Outcome 16 - M3 Junction 7 to 8 - Reduce the Conflict of Eastbound Traffic Merging and Westbound Weaving
• Route Outcome 17 - M3 Junction 9 - Improve Operation of Junction, including NMU Facilities
• Route Outcome 18 - Reduce the Impact of the Gradient through the Twyford Down Cutting
• Route Outcome 19 - M3 to M27 Existing Links - Reduce Congestion, Weaving and Accidents

6.3 Route Outcome Summary Sheets

• 6.3.1 Route Outcome 1 - Improve Journey Time Reliability Thames Valley and North Surrey Section
• 6.3.2 Route Outcome 2 - Journey Time Reliability - South Hampshire Section
• 6.3.3 Route Outcome 3 - Improve Non-Motorised User (NMU) Facilities
• 6.3.4 Route Outcome 4 - Reduce Accident Clusters
• 6.3.5 Route Outcome 5 - Reduce the Impact of Accidents and Incidents
• 6.3.6 Route Outcome 6 - Assist Regeneration in south Hampshire
• 6.3.7 Route Outcome 7 - Improve Road User Information
• 6.3.8 Route Outcome 8 - M3 Junction 1 - Reduce Community Severance
• 6.3.9 Route Outcome 9 - M3 Junction 2 - Reduce Queuing on M3 Eastbound Approaches
• 6.3.10 Route Outcome 10 - M3 Junction 3 - Reduce Queuing on Local Approach Roads
• 6.3.11 Route Outcome 11 - Noise Mitigation
• 6.3.12 Route Outcome 12 - Improve the Impact on the adjacent Local Environment
• 6.3.13 Route Outcome 13 - Air Quality
• 6.3.14 Route Outcome 14 - Reduce the Occurrence of Projectiles Being Thrown
• 6.3.15 Route Outcome 15 - M3 Junction 6 - Reduce the Effects of Exit Blocking
• 6.3.16 Route Outcome 16 - M3 Junction 7 to 8 - Reduce the Conflict of Eastbound Traffic Merging and Westbound Weaving
• 6.3.17 Route Outcome 17 - M3 Junction 9 - Improve Operation of Junction, including NMU Facilities
• 6.3.18 Route Outcome 18 - Reduce the Impact of the Gradient through the Twyford Down Cutting
• 6.3.19 Route Outcome 19 - M3 to M27 Existing Links - Reduce Congestion, Weaving and Accidents

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