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How We Manage Our Roads
In this section you can find out more about how we manage and maintain these roads and plan for the future
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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Route Outcomes
Route Outcomes (ROs) set out what the HA will seek to obtain from the M1 and M10 routes over the ten year period of the RMS. They are designed to contribute to the Policy Objectives defined in Section 3, improve the performance of the Route Functions defined in Section 4, support the Land Use and Development Control statement and address Route Problems and Issues along the whole route or at specific locations.
Route Outcomes are initially developed from Route Problems and Issues, proposed land use developments, development planning control policies and where poor route performance has been identified. For each scenario that affects the function or performance of the M1 and M10, a Route Outcome has been derived. This produces a large number of possible actions that after rationalisation, the HA will seek to use to prioritise improvements for the M1 and M10 over the next ten years.
The Route Outcomes focus on achieving the on the HA's three key objectives:
"Safe roads, Reliable journeys, Informed travellers"
Route Outcome Summary Sheets
The method of numbering these route outcomes does not reflect or make any assumption as to the HA's prioritisation for delivery of the possible actions, found in the summary sheets, or the importance of particular route outcomes over others.
The following have been identified as Route Outcomes:
| RO1 | Improve journey time reliability along the M1 (Junction 1-19) |
|---|---|
| RO2 | Improve information to road users |
| RO3 | Reduce accidents at the M1 junctions and/or links, including the M10 |
| RO4 | Minimise the impact of the M1 and M10 on the adjacent local environment |
| RO5 | Minimise the impact of noise caused by M1 and M10 |
| RO6 | Improve Non-Motorised User (NMU) facilities, especially at Junctions |
| RO7 | M1 Junction 3 - Improve accessibility from the M1 to London Gateway Service Area |
| RO8 | M1 Junction 5 - Reduce queuing on M1 southbound approach |
| RO9 | M1 Junction 13 - Review capacity improvements and NMU facilities |
| RO10 | M1 Junction 14 - Improve junction operation |
| RO11 | M1 Junctions 15 to 15A - Reduce congestion and improve accessibility at junctions |
| RO12 | M1 Junction 17 - Improve accessibility at junction to allow Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to gain access to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) |
| RO13 | Facilitate the development of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands (MKSM) growth area whilst safeguarding the operation of the trunk road network. |
| RO14 | Minimise the traffic effect of the future growth at London Luton Airport |
| RO15 | Safeguard the use of the M1 route as an abnormal load route |
| RO16 | Facilitate increased multi-modal transport integration |
| RO17 | M1 Junction 7 to 8 - Reduce the conflict of northbound traffic weaving and congestion |
(For further details please see sections 6.2.1 - 6.2.17 in the main report. Available as a PDF in the Publications section.)
