1. Designated Funds: Helping to Transform Roads
Vinita Hill
Designated Funds Director

2. Designated funds background
The Government has created a series of designated funds to address a range of issues over and above the traditional focus of road investment.
There are 5 funds totalling £900m over a six year spending period covering 2015 – 2021:
Environment
Cycling, Safety and Integration
Air Quality
Innovation
Growth and Housing
These funds allow for actions that help Highways England to invest in retrofitting measures to improve the existing road network as well as maximising the opportunities offered by new road schemes to deliver additional improvements at the same time.

3. Cycling Safety and Integration
Fund objectives
Reduce noise impact and carbon footprint
Improve water quality and resilience to flooding
Environment
Air Quality
Growth and Housing
Innovation
Cycling Safety and Integration
Improve landscape character and quality
Deliver improved biodiversity
Conserve and enhance cultural heritage assets
Better cycling facilities and crossing points to encourage cycling as a mode of transport
No one should be harmed when travelling or working on the SRN
More accessible and integrated network that enables safe movement across the network
Support measures to help the SRN becomes compliant with the annual average limit value for NO2
Help accelerate transition to a zero emission fleet
Enable local authorities and others to support own initiatives for clean air
Emphasis on the future technology that will positively impact users and network infrastructure
Focus on new approaches to asset delivery, asset management and sustainable transport
Enable delivery of as many jobs and homes as possible
Match funding from public and private sources for improvement schemes

4. Environment - Flooding on Leeming to Barton A1M
Highways England in partnership with Environment Agency and North Yorkshire County Council in a jointly funded and designed scheme to provide a significantly improved standard of flood protection for around 165 homes in Catterick Village and businesses and reduce the risk of flooding on the A1(M).
Work compromised of:
2 large earth embankments up to 6 metres high
Diversion of Brough Beck and the construction of a new flow control structure.
A local bridleway will also be improved
5ha of new area of wildlife habitat

5. CSI - Birchanger Cycle Path
Upgrade to Birchanger cycle path which links Bishop's Stortford to Stansted Airport carrying cyclists safely over the busy M11
The improvements include new signs, extra barriers and fences, surfacing and new energy-efficient solar stud lights and ‘give way’ signage for both cyclists and horse riders
The path is now accessible for a variety of users, providing a much safer route for Airport staff, students of the new Stansted Airport College and the local community

6. Innovation – M2M Metering
Pilot project involving the development of a system for the innovative use of existing technology to control traffic on the link roads between two motorways
Traffic signals are used to meter/control the flow on the link roads and Variable Mandatory Speed Limits (VMSL) are used to control the main carriageway traffic
Provide drivers with smoother and more reliable journeys along the eastbound M62, one of the busiest commuter congestion hotspots in the region

7. Achievements through designated funds
9 flood mitigation schemes delivered
18 motorway LED lighting conversions installed reducing our carbon footprint
31 landscape improvements delivered
81 cycling schemes delivered
121 new and 244 upgraded crossings delivered to date for cyclists, walkers and vulnerable road users
65 safety schemes completed expected to result in 23 fewer KSIs
Over 15km of new cycleway delivered in 17/18 alone

8. Environment – A63 Hull Minster
Improve heritage and generate revenue to ensure long term financial stability of the most important medieval building in Hull
Build an extension to house a visitor centre and café, and provide access to all through the provision of ramps and level paths
Fit cycle storage facilities to encourage sustainable travel
Delivered in partnership with Hull Minster, Historic England and the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

9. CSI - St Erth Multi Modal Hub
Contribution to the creation of a new Multi-Modal Transport Interchange alongside the A30(T) at St.Erth in West Cornwall
Developed in partnership with local authorities, public transport providers and other key stakeholders
Scheme provides:
New signalised junction with pedestrian crossing
New access road enabling bus services to call directly into rail station
Lighting, CCTV, bus/cycle shelters
Multiple cycle storage facilities
Additional footpaths and accesses

10. Innovation – UK CITE CITE
Develop a collaborative testbed with industry whereby emerging technologies for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles can be developed.
Working in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover we are evaluating a set of connected vehicle services across sections of the M40/M42
This project has demonstrated our support to the Government’s aim for the UK to be world leading in the development of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

11. How you can be involved Funding still available for RP1
Funds plans available at our designated funds clinic and our website:
If you have any ideas for proposals you would like us to review please speak to us at our drop in clinic
Malcolm Wilkinson
Debbie Bootyman

12. Questions?