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Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan 2015-2031
Connecting Places Strategy CPS 2 – Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan
2015-2031
A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth by providing door to door travel choices
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Version 1.1
Last Revised June2016
Review Date
Category TransportPlanning
Owner GloucestershireCountyCouncil
Target Audience Anyonewantingtofindoutaboutthecountycouncil’stransportproposalsforColeford,Cinderford,NewentandLydneyandsurroundingareas
Connecting Places Strategy CPS 2 – Forest of Dean
This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Coleford, Cinderford, Newent and Lydney and surrounding areas.
ThedocumentsetsouttheaspirationsfortheForestofDeanConnectingPlacesStrategyareaupto2031.
Snapshot of stakeholder views
Too much traffic diverts onto the B4215 from the A417 when there
are network problems
Freight comes through the Forest
to avoid Severn Bridge tolls –
maybe make the bridge toll-free at
night
Could the overuse of the A48 be offset by the better use of the parallel railway line?
If you try to get into Gloucester from the west
[Forest of Dean CPS] timing is key as it gets so
congested
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Area Summary
Area Summary
• TheForestofDeanareaisatopographicallydiversepredominantlyruralarea
• Approximately15%ofcounty’spopulationliveinthearea
• LimitedcrossingsoftheRiverSevernresultinpinchpointsontheA40inGloucesterandtheA48inChepstow
• AQMAsinLydneyandChepstow
• TheM4/M48BridgeTollsimpactfreightmovementsinthearea(A48)
• ChepstowandMonmouthhaveanimpactonthearea
• FloodingissuesatA417atMaisemoreandA40aroundGloucester
Transport Links
• M50motorwaylinkingM5withMonmouth
• A40linkingM5withRoss-on-Wye
• A48linkingA40toM48inChepstow
• 1railwaystation(Lydney)–linkingGloucestertoCardiff
• Nationalcycleroutes-42&423
Places
• Coleford
• Cinderford
• Newent
• Lydney
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The Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy (CPS) area is located in the west of the county.
Itscommunitiesarespreadacrossalargetopographicallydiverseareaincludingoneofthelastsurvivingancientwoodlandsinthecountry.Aswithanypredominantlyruralarea,travelpatternsaredominatedbytheprivatevehicle.
TheCPSareaencompassesthemarkettownsofLydney,Coleford,CinderfordandNewentwhichisapproximately15%ofGloucestershire’stotalpopulation.Theareahasahigherproportionofover65s,comparedtothecountyaverage.
On23rdFebruary2012theForestofDeanDistrictCounciladopteditsCoreStrategy.Thedocumentsetsthevision,spatialstrategyandpoliciesfordevelopmentintheDistrictfortheperiodupto2026.ThemainfocusofdevelopmentduringtheplanperiodisatCinderfordandRuspidgeurbanextension,Lydney,Coleford,Newentandsmallervillages.CinderfordisalsoidentifiedforamajorregenerationprojectwhichincludesaGloucestershireCollegecampusandotherresidential,leisureandcommercialdevelopments.Improvedtransportaccessisfundamentaltoenablingthisdevelopment.
ThevisionfortheForestofDeanisoneofsupportingathrivingsustainablecommunitywithinahighqualityenvironmentprovidingarangeofemploymentopportunitiestoreducecommutingandotherjourneys.
ThecreationofaGrowthZone,aspromotedintheSEP,istoensuretheavailabilityofqualityemploymentlandinproximitytotheM5motorwayisattractivetobusinessesbyensuringexcellentconnectivitythroughoutGloucestershireandtherestoftheUK.
TheSEPplansfordeliveryofthisemploymentlandaroundtheM5aresupportedbyanumberoftransportrelatedproposalsacrossthecountywhichwillenablethegrowthtobeachievedthroughreleaseofthisemploymentland.
SpecificsolutionsalongtheM5corridorrelatingtoemploymentlandadjacenttothefollowingjunctionsare:
• A40Regenerationareas:CinderfordNorthernQuarterandLydney–CinderfordNorthernQuarterSpineRoad,wasawarded£3.8mGrowthdealfunding,tackleslocaliseddeprivationwhiledeliveringwidereconomicandsocialbenefitsincludinganewcollege
• LydneyofferspotentialforincreasedemploymentlandandtheTransportStrategyforLydneyhassecured£1mofGrowthDealfunding
IncreasingthespeedandaccessibilityofbroadbandiscrucialforovercominggeographicbarrierstoeconomicgrowthandensuringGloucestershirecancompeteinthe21stcenturyknowledgebasedeconomy.
Foradecadeormore,slowbroadbandspeedsandinconsistentcoveragehavebeenafrustrationformanyresidentsandbusinessesinGloucestershireparticularlyinruralareas.
AsaresultoftheFastershireBroadbandInfrastructureProject,88%ofpremisesshouldbeprovidedwithNextGenerationAccess(NGA)broadband,providingdownloadspeedsofover30mbpsintheeligibleareas.Additionally,everyhomeandbusinessintheeligibleareawillhaveaccesstothegovernment’sUniversalServiceCommitmentofaminimumof2mbps.
Improvementsinbroadbandtechnologywillchangethewayservicesaredeliveredandforsomeindividualsthismayreducetheneedordistancetheytravel.
TheForestofDeanCPSareaisboundedbytheM50tothenorth,RiverSeverntothesouth,theCityofGloucestertotheeastandtheRiverWyetothewest.KeyroutesconvergeatHighnamwheretheA40andA48meettoprovideaccessacrosstheRiverSevern.
The Place
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Thisknowncongestionpointwasimprovedwithnationalpinchpointfundingin2014.
CongestionwithinLydneyhasresultedinanAirQualityManagementZone(AQMA)beingdeclaredwithinthetowncentre.
ManyresidentsofthedistrictaredrawntoothercompetingretaildestinationsoutsidetheForestofDeanincluding;Ross-on-Wye,CribbsCauseway,Cheltenham,GloucesterandCardiff.
HighwayaccesstoWalesandBristolisviatheM48atChepstowinMonmouthshire.ThereisanissueofvehiclesdivertingtoavoidthewestboundSeverncrossingbridgetollswhichplacesextrademandontheA48.AnoutcomeofthisextratrafficwithinChepstowisthedeclarationofAQMAinthetownandjourneytimeuncertainty.MonmouthshireCountyCouncilandtheWelshAssemblyareseekingfundingforaChepstowbypasswhichwouldimproveaccessfromtheA48.AnyschemetoimprovejourneytimereliabilityandaccessibilitytotheForestofDeanCPSistobeencouraged.
GCCwillliaisecloselywiththeWelshAssemblyandMonmouthshireCounciltosupportproposalsforthedevelopmentoftheChepstowOuterBypass.
InadditionGCCwillconsiderlobbyingtheDepartmentofTransporttoreducethetollfeesontheSevernCrossingsinlinewithotherrivercrossings,andtointroducetwowaytraffictollsusingmoderntechnologytoreducetheimpactofthecrossingsonthelocalhighwaynetwork.
50%ofworktripsoriginatingintheareaaretodestinationsbeyondtheCPS,with75%ofthesetravellingtootherpartsofthecountyviatheA40atHighnamandtheremaindertoHerefordshire,WalesorBristol.
AnhourlybusserviceprovidesaccessbetweentheMarketTownsandGloucester.ThereisonerailstationintheForestCPS,locatedinthetownofLydney.DirecttrainsaccessCardiffandNewportinthewestandGloucesterandCheltenhamintheeast.
Almosthalfofworktripsintheareaarelessthan5km,highlightingtheopportunitiestoincreaseactivetravel,buttheruralcharacterofthestrategyareameanstherearelimitedopportunitytoprovidededicatedcycleroutes.ThereissignificantpotentialtoprovideleisureroutesinassociationwithtouristtrailssuchastheGloucestershireWay,WyeValleyWalkandthosewithintheForestofDean.
Cycling is brilliant in the Forest – but the
small and large roads in between the Forest tracks are not suitable
for cycling on
Lydney station should offer better
services with a direct rail link to
Bristol
There is no appreciation of effects and needs of migrant workers in the Forest; they are very public
transport dependent and need more provision
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The Issues
• LimitedaccessacrosstheRiverSevern
• A40heavilycongestedduringpeakperiodsandwhenSevernBridgeisclosed
• Enforcementofhighwayspeedlimits
• A48roadsafetyconcerns
• Conditionofhighwaynetwork
• Theneedforjoinedupfreightroutingstrategywithneighbouringauthorities
• FloodingissuesontheA417atMaisemoreandA40tothewestofGloucester
• Poorrailstationfacilitiesandinconvenientlylocatedrailstation
• LackofdirectraillinktoBristol
• Manyoftheroadslackfootpaths
• LimitedpublictransportaccessintoGloucester/Cheltenham
• Offpeakbusservicesareverylimited
Stonehouse
Sharpness
Quedgeley
B4228
A4136
A4136
A417
A38
A38
A48
A48
A48
A40
B4215
B4216
A40
B4228
B4234
B4066 B4066
B4058
B4060
A46
A41
B4234
B4231
B4226
B4216
B4215
B4221
to South West M4 and M32 Bristol
to M4 and Bath
to Wor
to Bristol
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13 DistrictBoundariesandtheCPSstrategyarea
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Gloucestershire’s vision for transport is to deliver:
‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth by providing door to door travel choices’
ToaddresstheissuesraisedduringourconversationwithlocalstakeholdersandsupportthedeliveryoftheoutcomesidentifiedintheLTPOverarchingStrategy,arangeofschemeprioritieshavebeenidentified.
TheschemeappraisalprocessusedtoinformtheseprioritiesisbasedonthesameprocesspromotedthroughtheEuropeanUnionprojectBoostingUrbanMobilityPlans(BUMP).
EveryschemeidentifiedhasbeenincludedonthebasisofneedandcompliancewithdeliveringtheLTPoutcomesanddoesnotreflectacommitmentbythecountycouncilforfunding.
Theywillprovidethebasisforfuturefundingbids,asopportunitiesarise,anddiscussionswiththirdpartieswherefundingmaybeprovidedsuchasbytransportoperators,providersanddevelopers.
TheprioritiesidentifiedforthisCPShavebeendividedbetweencapitalandrevenueschemesandseparatedintotwodeliveryphases.
TheprioritiesidentifiedshouldnotbeconsideredadefinitivelistasitwillbesubjecttoperiodicreviewsasnewevidenceemergesthroughtheDistrictledLocalPlanningprocess.
• Short-termcapitalpriorities2015to2021
• Long-termcapitalpriorities2021to2031
• Revenuepriorities2015to2031
Thedeliveryphasesareindicativeonlyandschemesmaybedeliveredinadifferentphasetothatsuggestedhere.
The Priorities
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Highways
• A40OverRoundaboutimprovement(phase2),Gloucester
• CinderfordNorthernQuarterSpineRoad
• BreamRoadjunctionimprovement(phase1),Lydney
• Capitalmaintenanceprogramme
• Highwaysafetyimprovementprogramme
• 20mphzones
Rail
• Lydneyrailwaystationenhancements
Bus
• LocalParkandRidefacilities
Cycle
• AccessimprovementstoLydneyrailwaystation
• AccessimprovementsforLydneyTowncentre
• Cycleinfrastructureimprovements
Short-term capital priorities (2015 to 2021)
The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.
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Highways
• HighwayimprovementA4151/A4136corridorimprovements,Cinderford
• HighwayimprovementA417replacementofexistinghighwaywithelevatedsection,Maisemore
• HighwayimprovementNewerneLinkRoad,Lydney
• JunctionimprovementA4151/A4136junction,Cinderford
• JunctionimprovementA48HighfieldRoad/Bypass,Lydney
• JunctionimprovementB4226/B4227bridge(includingnewhighway),Cinderford
• JunctionimprovementBreamRoadjunction(phase2),Lydney
• JunctionimprovementforHighfieldHillincludingtrafficcalming,Lydney
• 20mphzones
• Capitalmaintenanceprogramme
• Highwaysafetyimprovementprogramme
Bus
• BusstopandbusadvantageimprovementsforGloucestertoLydney/Coleford/Cinderfordcorridors
• LocalParkandRidefacilities
• StrategicParkandRideschemeforWestofSevern,Gloucester
Cycle
• AccessimprovementsbetweenLydneyandParkend,Lydney
• Cycleinfrastructureimprovements(countywide)
Long-term capital priorities (2021 to 2031)
The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.
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Revenue projects priorities (2015 to 2031)
Highways
• Maintenanceprogramme
• Highwaysafetyprogramme
• FreightGatewaymanagementsystem
• Onstreetparkingmanagementschemes
• HighwaySafetypromotions
• CivilParkingandbuslaneenforcement
• Deploymentofnonenforceableaveragespeedcameras(subjecttooperationbyRoadSafetyPartnership)
• FeasibilityStudytoconsiderthere-designationoftheexistingeastboundbuslaneontheA40betweenHighnamtoOvertoamulti-occupancy(2+people)lane
• FreightinformationfeasibilitystrategyincludingtheroleofVehicleMessagingSystemsandfuturelay-byinformationprovision
• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceonConstructionManagementPlans
• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceonLastMileDeliveryPolicyandrouteidentificationaspartoftheNeighbourhoodDevelopmentPlan/LocalPlansprocess
• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceofvoluntaryQuietDeliveryServiceschemeaspartoftheNeighbourhood/LocalPlansprocess.
Rail
• RailwayStationTravelPlansandinvestmentstrategies
Bus
• Ongoingbusstopimprovementprogramme
• ContinuedrolloutofmultioperatorbusSmartcardticket
• LocalParkandRidefeasibilitystudy
Thinktravel
• OngoingsupportforThinktravelbranding
• Bikeabilitytraininginschools
• Ongoinginstallationofelectriccarsandbikeschargingpoints
• PersonalisedTravelPlansfornewdevelopments
• PersonalisedTravelPlansforkeycorridors
• WorkplaceTravelPlans
The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.
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The priorities outlined in this strategy will assist in delivering the LTP objectives by:
Support sustainable economic growth
• ImprovedhighwayaccessandnetworktotheCentralSevernValeareaandBristol
• Improvedtransportnetworkresiliencetoextremeweatherevents
Enable community connectivity
• Areliablepublictransportnetworkwhichprovidesagenuinerangeoftravelchoicesusingbusandrail
• MoreemploymentandeducationopportunitieswithintheForestCPSreducingtheneedtotraveloutsidetheCPSarea
Conserve the environment
• WithdeliverypartnersprovidingimprovedbroadbandconnectivitytoincreaseawarenessofThinktravelinitiatives,travelinformationandservicedelivery
Improve community health and well being
• Morepeoplecyclingandwalkingacrossallagegroupsforshorterdistancetripsandleisure
• Thedeliveryofpassengertransportinpartnershipwithlocalcommunitiestoenableaqualityofservicewhichmaintainscommunity’s’qualityoflife
The Outcomes
Bus passes aren’t valid in Wales which
makes accessing health care in
Monmouthshire very difficult
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For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:
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