Highways Agency

• Executive summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Route description
• 3 Policy objectives
• 4 Route functions
• 5 Land use and development control statement
• 6 Route problems and performance
• 7 Route outcomes
• 8 Strategy impact statement

8 Strategy impact statement

8 Strategy Impact Statement

8.1 Statement

The RMS for the M1 Junction 1-19 and M10 has identified a number of key route issues. In order to overcome these route issues a strategy has been devised, culminating in Route Outcomes, which will enable the performance of the route to be improved.

The Strategy Impact Statement demonstrates how the implementation of the Route Outcomes will result in a beneficial impact on the performance of the route.

Based on an analysis of the route functions, and through consultation, a number of key Route Outcomes have been identified. These have been determined on the basis of the impact they are expected to have on the Route Functions, such as serving local businesses and communities or the route issues they address, such as provision of crossing facilities for nonmotorised and vulnerable users.

The key Proposed Route Outcomes are as follows:

• RO1 Improve journey time reliability along the M1 (Junctions 1-19)
• RO2 Improve road users information
• RO3 To reduce accidents clusters on the M1 and M10 with particular reference to junctions and known accident high risk sites
• RO4 Minimise the impact of the M1 and M10 on the adjacent local environment
• RO5 Minimise the impact of noise caused by the M1 where areas suffering from high noise severity
• RO6 Improve Non-Motorised User (NMU) Facilities
• RO7 M1 Junction 3 - Improve access to London Gateway Service from the M1 southbound carriageway
• RO8 M1 Junction 5 - Reduce southbound off-slip queuing
• RO9 M1 Junction 6 - Investigate improving access to/from M25
• RO10 M1 Junction 11 - Improve operation of junction, including NMU facilities
• RO11 M1 Junction 13 - Review capacity improvements at this junction
• RO12 M1 Junction 14 - Improve capacity and reduce congestion problems
• RO13 M1 Junctions 15 to 15A - Reduce congestion and improve accessibility at junctions
• RO14 M1 Junction 17 - Improve accessibility at junction to allow Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGVs) to gain access to DIRFT
• RO15 To minimise the traffic effects of housing developments from the Milton Keynes and South Midlands (MKSM) area
• RO16 To work with key stakeholders (including London Luton Airport and Local Authorities) to ensure that the increased growth at Luton Airport, as suggested by the Airport White Paper, measures are implemented to accommodate development related traffic
• RO17 To safeguard the use of route as an abnormal load route
• RO18 Facilitate increased multi-modal transport integration in accordance with the 10 Year Plan for Transport

8.2 Key Route Outcomes Analysis

The key Route Outcomes are expected to have a positive impact on the route as a whole. The four impact tables, which present the impact of the Route Outcomes on various factors considered in the preparation of the RMS, can be found on the following pages. The impact tables are assessed using the proposed Route Outcomes against the various performance criteria that make up the M1 and M10 Route Management Strategy.

The Impact tables are as follows:

• Table 8.1 Proposed Route Outcomes in relation to Route Problems and Issues
• Table 8.2 Proposed Route Outcomes in relation to Route Functions
• Table 8.3 Proposed Route Outcomes in relation to Development Control Statement
• Table 8.4 Proposed Route Outcomes in relation to Policy Objectives

Following completion of the RMS, a Route Management Plan (RMP) will be developed by the HA providing the implementation plan for actions which will contribute to the Route Outcomes.

8.3 What Happens Next?

It will be the responsibility of the HA to develop actions which will achieve the Route Outcomes set out in the RMS using advice provided in the Forward Planning Guidance and decisions taken in the bidding process. The HA should consider actions which can realistically be delivered within the 10 years of the RMS. They should then produce a Route Management Plan which includes committed and potential actions with due consideration of the budget and resources available to them.

The HA area team will follow the procedures set out in the Programme Objectives Guide (POG) in order to identify and develop appropriate actions to deliver the Route Specific Objectives from the Route Management Strategy.

Programme Development is a continuing process and the Programme Objectives Guide is used to identify the types of Maintenance and Making Better Use (MBU) projects that should be added to the existing programme.

The POG provides direction to Traffic Operations Directorate (TOD), Managing Agents (MAs) and Managing Agent Contractors (MACs) staff on the type of Maintenance and Making Better Use (MBU) projects that should be identified to extend forward programme and to deliver the outcomes set down in the 10 Year Plan and other Ministerial commitments.