1. East Sussex Strategic Partnership Transport Update 25 April 2017
Jon Wheeler
Team Manager
Strategic Economic Infrastructure

2. Summary Transport and Economic Growth Strategic Transport
Road
Rail
Aviation
Strategic Economic Plan & Local Growth Deal
Local Transport Infrastructure
East Sussex Highways & Community Match
Access Fund & Cycling/Walking Investment Strategy
Transport for the South East - Sub National Transport Body

3. Transport and Economic Growth
Delivering transport infrastructure to support economic growth underpinned by:
Local Transport Plan
District & Borough Local Plans & Infrastructure Delivery Plans
SELEP & Coast to Capital Strategic Economic Plans
East Sussex Growth Strategy
Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Community Strategies
The Council Plan

4. Strategic Roads: Highways England
Road Investment Strategy 2015 – 2020
A21 Tonbridge to Pembury due to finish Autumn 2017
A27 East of Lewes
Next Road Investment Strategy 2020 – 2025
Route Strategies published March 2017
Identifying priorities

5. Strategic Roads: A27
2015 – 2020 Roads Investment Strategy identified £75m towards east of Lewes
Consultation by Highways England on smaller scale improvements in late 2017
A27 Reference Group wants to see a more comprehensive solution – continue to develop the case

6. Rail High Speed Rail in East Sussex
Network Rail’s Kent Route Study
consultation ends 30 June
Final route study - Autumn
South Eastern franchise
consultation ends 23 May
Final specification - Autumn
London to South Coast Rail Corridor Study published March 2017

7. Aviation Airports Commission Gatwick Arrivals Review
Heathrow R3 preferred option
Aviation National Policy Statement
Gatwick Arrivals Review
Continued delivery of 23 recommendations to reduce aircraft noise at source and achieve fair & equitable distribution of noise
Gatwick Growth Board
Focus on connectivity of airport – what is deliverable by 2025

8. Strategic Economic Plan & Local Growth Deal
Multi-year growth strategy for the South East and Coast to Capital LEPs
Infrastructure required to unlock growth – link to LTP & Local Plan infrastructure priorities
Over £71m for East Sussex
Significant proportion on transport infrastructure across our three growth corridors
Eastbourne/South Wealden
Bexhill/Hastings
Newhaven

9. Local Transport Infrastructure
2016/17
Uckfield town centre phase 2
Hailsham town centre improvements
Marina/Sackville Road pedestrian improvements, Bexhill

10. Local Transport Infrastructure
2017/18
Eastbourne Terminus Road improvements – start January 2018
Eastbourne cycle schemes – LGF funded
Hastings cycle schemes – LGF funded
Newhaven Ring Road improvements
Uckfield town centre phase 3 (bus station) and phase 4 (corridor package)
Crowborough pedestrian improvement package
Hailsham – Eastbourne – Polegate Movement and Access Corridor - consultation

11. East Sussex Highways & Community Match
7 Year Highways Infrastructure Services Contract - Joint Venture Costain Ch2m
Social value requirement to invest in local communities
Community Match initiative part of Community Highways element of contract
£250,000 allocated in 2017/18 to match fund and support the implementation of successful Community Match schemes

12. DfT Access Fund
Successful bid to DfT Access Fund - £1.2m over three years (2017/18 to 2019/20)
Programme will deliver cycling and walking initiatives which:
 improve access to jobs, skills, training and education,
supports the growth of the economy by boosting levels of cycling and walking,
Integrated alongside existing County Council work programmes focused on:
employment and skills,
workforce development and
public health led community development projects.

13. Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy
DfT draft Cycling & Walking Strategy (CWIS) - March 2016
Overarching aim "to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey"
Key objectives
Double cycling
Reverse the decline in walking
Reduce the rate of cyclists killed or seriously injured on England’s roads
Increase the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 that usually walk to school
Encouraging LA’s to develop LCWIP’S - Local Cycling & Walking Investment Plans

14. Transport for the South East Sub National Transport Body
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Statutory Bodies
Multi Agency – Transport Authorities, LEPs, DfT, Highways England, Network Rail, ports and airports, transport operators, TfL
Requirement to develop a Transport Strategy
Local delivery continues through LTP and LGF regimes
Potential Roles and responsibilities
specifying the investment priorities for the strategic road and rail networks
delivery of major transport schemes?
influencing and specifying future passenger rail franchises?

15. Transport for the South East Sub National Transport Body
London
Medway
Berkshire LTB
Surrey
Kent
Hampshire
E. Sussex
W. Sussex
Southampton
I.O.W
Portsmouth
Brighton & Hove

16. Transport for the South East Sub National Transport Body
2017
Shadow STB established (June 2017)
Development of the Transport Strategy
Develop Governance arrangements and draft Proposal to Government
2018
Finalise Governance arrangements, constitution and Proposal to Government
Publish draft Transport Strategy & consultation
2019
Agreement to the proposal by Government; Government prepare Order for establishing the STB; Parliamentary process and sign-off of the Order.
Transport for the South East established (April 2019)

17. Any Questions?