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North Fringe to Hengrove package
The major scheme bid for the North Fringe to Hengrove Package to the Department for Transport was submitted in March 2010
As part of the Regional Funding Allocation Process, the North Fringe to Hengrove package was allocated £168million towards its cost. As part of the agreement the local authorities are required to provide at least 10% match funding.
See the Travel+ programme and the proposed rapid transit route map
The North Fringe to Hengrove Package links existing housing with business and tackles current traffic and congestion issues, as well as helping to encourage investment into the area.
It is aimed at improving the quality of life for people in the area - tackling congestion, improving road safety, making schools, shops, healthcare and jobs more accessible to people, and improving air quality.
Consultation
An initial consultation on the scheme took place between November 2009 and February 2010. The results of this consultation contributed to the bid to the Department for Transport (DfT) in March 2010. If the DfT approves the scheme there will be further opportunities to have your say as the scheme plans are developed in more detail and before construction starts which could be as early as 2013.
The full consultation report on this first stage of work is available to read.
As the work progresses we will inform local resiidents and businesses of our plans and there will be further opportunities to comment. The full range of statutory consultatiosn will also be held.
Why are we doing it?
The North Fringe to Hengrove package objectives include- Supporting a buoyant economy, improving quality of life for sub-regional residents and improved local, national and international travel.
- Accelerating the shift to new forms of public transport and realising the associated environmental, climate change, safety and health benefits of such change.
- Reducing congestion and therefore the economic, environmental and health damage that is associated with it.
- Enhancing the chances of regeneration through the linking of areas of economic growth and housing expansion.
- Promoting equality of opportunities through improved connectivity to education, employment, leisure, health and retail facilities.
Timescales
The process of making a full, detailed, major scheme bid to the DfT has to be completed before the much needed funding is actually granted to the West of England to implement the package.
A report on the package was presented to the Joint Transport Executive Committe in early February 2010 that asked the members of the four authorities to endorse the major scheme bid prior to consideration by Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils.
The Package
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The Package is composed of three projects drawn together that will make a positive difference to travelling in the North and East Fringes of Bristol and improve links with the south of Bristol via the city centre.
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It aims to tackle congestion and reduce dependency on the car, to improve access to job opportunities, help tackle deprivation and link with the proposed new business and housing developments.
The three interrelated projects which make up the Package are:
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Working together at a strategic level as the West of England Partnership has made local cross council transport schemes such as the £70 million investment in the Greater Bristol Bus Network across the four authorities possible. |
Each council is responsible for the work in their area. The individual councils ( Bristol and South Gloucestershire) will be managing their projects within the package, investigating the options and carrying out the technical work, sharing information and keeping their projects on track. The West of England Partnership is co-ordinating the pulling together of the three projects to form the package.
For more information on the North Fringe to Hengrove Package follow the links to: