1. Heathrow Expansion Programme
Tim Coffey, Divisional Director
National Infrastructure Programme
Highways England

2. A third runway at Heathrow
In October 2017 the Government, under the Planning Act 2008, published for consultation a revised Draft Airports National Policy Statement: new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England (Airports NPS).
This revised certain parts of the Draft Airports NPS first published for public consultation in February The ANPS was formally designated on 26 June 2018.
2 runways (Northern – 3,902m x 50m; Southern – 3,658m x 50m)
76 million passengers a year (2016)
200 destinations served – more than 80 are long haul
84 countries connected to Heathrow
473,000 flight movements a year (2016) – an average of 1,300 a day
98% capacity – flight movements at Heathrow are capped at 480,000/year
1.5 million metric tonnes of cargo travel through the airport each year
30% (by value) of the UK’s exports beyond the EU and Switzerland travel through Heathrow each year

3. A Project of National Significance
The new Heathrow runway would be the first new full length runway to be built in the south east of England since World War II – the last being at Heathrow
It could accommodate 130 million passengers per year capacity and 740,000 flight movements capacity
A northwest runway at Heathrow would cross the M25 south of junction 15 with the M4
The M25’s delivery is on the critical path for Heathrow expansion – the new runway could not be delivered without this work
Why is this important?
Interface with the M25
HE’s license obligations – current and future
M25 is significant to the operation of Heathrow
Key enabling works for a much larger development 3

4. Highways England’s role
Statutory consultee
Statutory consultee
Guidance and advice to Heathrow
Assurance of Heathrow’s proposals
Ensuring Highways England’s licence obligations on future development of the SRN are not compromised

5. Heathrow Airport’s role
Operator
Promoter
Funder
Deliverer

6. Engagement is achieved through
Memorandum of Understanding
Heads of Terms
Appropriate Governance
Working groups
Road design and safety
Tunnels and structures
Traffic Modelling
Transport assessments
Environmental mitigation
Construction planning
The commitments agreed in our Memorandum of Understanding
The participants will seek to establish a relationship of mutual co-operation and trust. The participants agree to work in a collaborative and proactive manner, to engage with each other wherever possible and appropriate and to co-operate to achieve the joint objects in as efficient, cost effective and timely manner as possible.
Commercial negotiations and agreements

7. Of importance to Highways England

8. Opportunities Understand the context Engaged & Passionate
Embrace HE’s imperatives
Respect the non negotiables
Put Road users at the centre of all we do
Adopt the learning
Heathrow Airport submission to the Airports Commission - for illustration purposes 8

9. Questions and discussion