Region Candidate April 2013 Sponsoring Halton Borough Halton Borough Halton Borough Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated Silver Jubilee Bridge Major Maintenance M56 J11A Daresbury Enterprise Zone / East Runcorn The presence of the SJB provides an important contribution to the overall benefits which will be delivered by the Mersey Gateway project in the areas of safety, economy, integration, accessibility and environment. Restriction or closure of the SJB would significantly alter the distribution of traffic between the crossings and the primary objective is therefore to allow the key benefits of the MG project to be realised and maximised. The proposal is to widen the motorway and create an east-facing slip roads from the local highway network (A533/Whitehouse Expressway) at Murdishaw, would provide significant benefits by creating additional capacity on this section of the M56, which is known to suffer from congestion in both directions at peak times. Scheme will also increase accessibility to key areas of development in Runcorn, and to the Mersey Gateway To unlock land for employment and housing development within the Daresbury Enterprise Zone, and the surrounding Sandymoor Area April 3,300,000 4,500,000 19,440,000 21,600,000 5,798,700 6,443,000
Halton Borough Knowsley Knowsley Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated April Widnes Waterfront To improve access to employment sites 1,935,000 2,150,000 Economic Development Zone and Employment Access M57 Extension A5300 Knowsley Expressway - Access to Opportunity and Employment Knowsley Industrial Park Accessibility, Connectivity and Identity North Liverpool A565 and A5036 Corridor Improvement Scheme The primary objective is to reduce congestion, improve traffic flow and network resilience & support economic growth in the city region. The primary objective is to improve the accessibility of Knowsley Industrial Park to maximise economic development and regeneration and support growth across the Region. To unlock considerable development opportunity (most notably Liverpool Waters and Superport) in North Liverpool through improvements of key transport corridors. 3,969,000 4,969,000 5,600,000 6,625,000 13,250,000 15 million
Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated International Gateway / Airport Eastern Access Road Major Highway Scheme Creation of a new access road in the International Gateway area that will help resolve traffic flow concerns and link to new development opportunities including the Airport (Expansion) and the Estuary Business Park. April 12,600,000 14 million Speke Road- Junction Signalisation Estuary Roundabout Sandhills Lane Link Major Highway Scheme The primary objective of the scheme is to support development in the locality and along the Speke Road corridor by increasing capacity at the junction which forms the entrance to Speke Estuary Business Park. To improve freight movement accessing key distribution points such as the Port of Liverpool 2,950,000 3,300,000 6 million 6,600,000 Stonebridge Mayoral Development Zone - A580 East Lancashire Major Highway Scheme Strand Corridor - Great Streets Project To unlock development opportunities in North Liverpool within a Mayoral Development Zone through the improvement of a key transport corridor. Economic growth and job creation through strengthening the links between City Centre and Waterfront and by developing the strand to become a feature in itself with public realm and greening improvements. 7,350,000 8,200,000 5,350,000 6,600,000
Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated April Business growth and job creation. 33,300,000 37 million Centre Connectivity Programme Liverpool Waterfront Business Partnership Community Interest Company Canning Dock Project This project will assist in fulfilling the true potential for Liverpool's Waterfront as an economic driver, by addressing the gaps in the offer and completing the infrastructure connections. 3,600,000 4 million Sefton Sefton Southport Eastern Access Junction at M58 Junction 1 To provide sufficient capacity on the highway network to support the regeneration initiatives of the in their development of new housing and employment sites and into the Southport classic resort Town Centre as a major tourist and employment destination. The primary objective of the scheme is to improve the economy through new development facilitated by better transport facilities, creating new jobs and homes. 1,800,000 4,500,000 5,514,000 6,157,000
Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated A570 Southern Employment Corridor The aim of the scheme is to support the identified growth alone the corridor by both supporting improved sustainable access and also supporting business in improving highway capacity at the three roundabout junctions along the corridor which suffer from congestion at peak periods. The scheme will support development by removing highway constraints currently in place. April 3,500,000 3,395,000 St. Helens Road Bridge Package Haydock Industrial Estate Access St. Helens Town Centre Transport Access A580 Windle Island Junction Improvement Scheme To replace identified weak road over rail bridges for vehicular traffic. Scheme is to provide improved access to an industrial estate to unlock 90,834sqm development. To provide improved interchange facilities between bus and rail within Town Centre and remove the current congestion problems caused To increase capacity at the junction to current delays and congestion at the junction. 4,612,500 5,125,000 2,965,410 3,294,900 4,005,000 4,455,000 2,880,000 3,200,000 Wirral A41 Route improvements To improve access to central Birkenhead, Cammell Laird's, Hind Street development and the Wirral Waters site from the A41. The scheme will improve the economy through regeneration facilitated by better transport facilities creating new jobs and homes. Unknown Unknown
Wirral Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated Heron Road to West Kirby Access To improve safety and provide excellent highway access to facilitate economic regeneration of Wirral and the North West by unlocking land in need of remedial action. Unknown April Unknown Wirral Wirral Tower Road Bridges Replacement Poulton Swing Bridge Removal To replace life expired highway and docks assets to ensure that they are fit for purpose to support the economy and regeneration of Birkenhead and the Docklands areas. To replace a redundant highway and docks asset and replace with an alternative structure to ensure that it is fit for purpose to support the economy and regeneration of Birkenhead and the Docklands areas. Wirral Wirral Streetcar The primary objectives of the scheme are: To provide a catalyst to deliver the Wirral Waters major economic regeneration development; To provide a high degree of sustainable public transport accessibility to Wirral Waters; To accommodate future trip demands of the major regeneration scheme in a sustainable manner, encouraging a greater use of public transport compared to the car, reducing congestion, environmental impacts and accidents. 3,730,000 6,700,000 1,020,000 3,030,000 7.70 million 10.8 million
Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated Newton-le-Willows Interchange Maghull North Rail Station Carr Mill Rail Station Link (St Helens Central to Junction) The primary focus of the scheme is to provide a strategic transport hub which will link local transport (buses and park and ride) with strategic rail links across the country and will build on the electrification programme being taken forward by Network Rail. This will promote the development and use of public transport and encourage modal shift. To provide opportunities for railway journeys from the locality without the need to undertake car journeys. To promote the use of sustainable/ active modes of transport therefore reducing the number of car trips and encouraging mode shift. To provide opportunities for railway journeys from the locality without the need to undertake car journeys. To promote the use of sustainable/ active modes of transport therefore reducing the number of car trips and encouraging mode shift. To provide opportunities for railway journeys from the locality without the need to undertake car journeys. To promote the use of sustainable/ active modes of transport therefore reducing the number of car trips and encouraging mode shift. Halton Curve To provide people with the opportunity to use the railway to make a journey they couldn't otherwise make or as an alternative to the car. April 14.64 million 16.25 million 6,147,000 6.83 million 6,222,600 6,914,000 25,217,100 28,019,000 12,660,000 15,650,000
Scheme Name: Detail: Estimated Bootle Branch Passenger Rail Service To deliver a passenger rail service to north Liverpool, an area which currently doesn't have a rail service. This will increase the accessibility of employment, education, leisure and retail facilities for the local population. April 46,350,000 51.5 million Real Time Passenger Information - Merseyside Kirkby Headbolt Lane Rail Extension Merseytram Line 1 Replacement Scheme Prescot Rail Station A new approach to the provision of RTI based upon industry standards in order to enhance public transport service offer across the region and increase overall confidence of the network operation meeting the necessary service levels expected. To provide people with the opportunity to use the railway to make a journey they couldn't otherwise make or as an alternative to the car; increase the accessibility of the railway allowing people to make a more sustainable transport choice. To improve public transport facilities in a sector of Merseyside that has several areas of major deprivation in order to stimulate economic investment, Improve access to Prescot rail station and the local/national rail network for Prescot District Centre to all users 2,711,000 3,016,000 24,210,000 26.9 million 13.9 million 14.2 million 2,800,000 3,540,000 TOTAL ESTIMATES 311.03 million 364.46 million