Development Series: Merseyside Update - Jonathan Spruce, interim strategy director, Transport for the North

1. Strategic
Transport Plan
Update

2. OUR VISION
“A thriving North of England where
world class transport supports
sustainable economic growth and
improved opportunities for all”

3. A TRANSFORMED NORTH

4. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STP
CONSULTATION PROCESS
• From the responses to the closed questions using the
online questionnaire):
• 88% either “Strongly Support” or “Tend to Support” the
Vision of the Plan
• 78% either “Strongly Support” or “Tend to Support” the
process for developing the Plan
• 71% “Agree” that the Draft STP will give businesses the
confidence to invest in the North
• 77% either “Strongly Support” or “Tend to Support” the
Plan in its current form
• Need for clarity over the role of TfN and the relationship to
local transport networks

5. ILLUSTRATING THE ROLE OF TfN

6. Northern Powerhouse Rail junctions
with HS2
NORTHERN
POWERHOUSE RAIL

7. NORTHERN POWERHOUSE RAIL –
KEY CONSULTATION FEEDBACK
• 79% “Agree” with the emerging vision for NPR
• As inferred from the Draft STP, NPR feels quite remote
from the rest of the North’s rail network
• NPR needs to be seen within the context of the Long Term
Rail Strategy rather than the other way round – the former
is a subset of the latter
• More should be made of the connections away from the six
largest cities and Manchester Airport to show the overall
benefit of the NPR network
• Presentation of the NPR network at SOBC should avoid the
distinction between NPR stations and ‘Other Significant
Economic Centres’

8. NORTHERN POWERHOUSE RAIL –
NEXT STEPS
Construction & commissioning
Reduced Costs
Full Integration
Transformational Rail
2018/192018/19 2024/25 2029/30 2034/35
Business Case Development

9. • Better journey
reliability
• Enhanced network
efficiency
• Increased network
resilience
• Improved journey
quality
MAJOR ROAD
NETWORK

10. MAJOR ROAD NETWORK – KEY
CONSULTATION FEEDBACK
• 67% “Agree” with the development of a Major Road
Network for the North
• Some confusion between the Major Road Network for the
North and the DfT’s recent consultation
• Having a separately defined MRN to the DfT’s version
would be counter-productive, hence a desire to try to reach
a compromise with the DfT
• Strong support for an increase in funding for these
economically important routes, whichever are finally
designated

11. MAJOR ROAD NETWORK –
NATIONAL ROADS FUND
Annual VED Income
(based on Budget 2018 forecasts)
SRN Enhancements SRN Maintenance and Renewals MRN
£4 billion
£1 billion
£0.7 billion

12. SHORT/
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITIES
M53 Junctions 5 to
11 improvements
Liverpool
Central Station
Skelmersdale
Rail Link
M6/M58 corridor
improvements
Improved access to
Liverpool John
Lennon Airport

13. INTEGRATED AND SMART TRAVEL
• Tranche 1 (2018): Smart tickets
for rail season tickets
• Tranche 2 (2018/19): Enhanced
real time customer information
• Tranche 3 (2019 - 2021):
Implementation of multi-modal
contactless travel with simpler fare
structures

14. DELIVERING THE STRATEGIC
TRANSPORT PLAN
Spatial Planning Wider
Partnerships
Innovation &
Technology
Skills
Funding &
Finance
Appraisal &
Analytical Tools
Short, Medium &
Long Term

15. IMPORTANCE OF
SPATIAL PLANNING
• Travel scenarios suggest that
compact urban centres and
travel-friendly transport
infrastructure could result in a
shift towards commuting
between the local authority
districts across the North
• This is especially true among
high-skilled workers
• Hence home location will
become more important over
time

16. FUNDING THE INVESTMENT
PROGRAMME
£39 – 43 billion
Continued levels of strategic transport funding
£21 – 27 billion
Additional required for transformational strategic transport
Additional funding
Further funding may be required once work programmes have completed
TfN is seeking to move to the position where it becomes
responsible for a combined transport settlement for the North

17. DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE
INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
• Deliver high quality travel with associated high quality
mitigation, supporting a net gain in biodiversity where
possible
• Catalyst for future transport technologies for
environmentally and efficient travel, reducing carbon
emissions
• Ensuring improvements support inclusive growth, reduce
social isolation, deliver health and wellbeing benefits, and
affordable access to opportunities
• Promoting confidence in businesses to invest in a skilled
labour market and wider supply chains

18. transportforthenorth.com