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<p>(a) The schemes listed below, mentioned in the “A Study of England’s Port Connectivity”
report and “9 Regional case studies” report are being progressed through the current
Road Investment Strategy:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Stage
of Development</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1 North of Ellingham</p></td><td><p>Under
construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19/A1058 Coast Road</p></td><td><p>Opened March
2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19 Testos</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19
Down Hill Lane Junction Improvement</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A19
Norton to Wynyard</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 J20-25</p></td><td><p>In
development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1 Leeming Bar and Barton</p></td><td><p>Opened
to traffic in March 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A63: Castle Street Hull</p></td><td><p>In
development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A160/A180 Improvements to Immingham</p></td><td><p>Opened
to Traffic in March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Wansford to Sutton</p></td><td><p>In
Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 North Tuddenham to Easton</p></td><td><p>In
Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Blofield to North Burlingham</p></td><td><p>In
Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A47 Acle Straight</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A14
Cambridge to Huntington</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A12
Chelmsford to A120</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 Junction
30 (A13)</p></td><td><p>Opened for traffic December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M2
Junction 5 (A249)</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A20 access
at Dover</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A27 Worthing and Lancing</p></td><td><p>In
development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A31 widening at Ringwood</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M271/A35
Redbridge roundabout upgrade</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M27
Southampton Junctions</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M3 Junction
9 Improvements</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A34 Oxford Junctions</p></td><td><p>Options
Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M49 Avonmouth junction</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A30
Temple to Carblake</p></td><td><p>Opened for Traffic July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A30
Chiverton to Carland Cross</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6,
M60 and M62 smart motorway</p></td><td><p>Opened for traffic July 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6
Junctions 10a-13</p></td><td><p>Opened to traffic February 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6
Junctions 16-19</p></td><td><p>Opened to traffic March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6
Junctions 21A-26</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M60 Junctions
24-27 and Junction 1-4</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 Junctions
2-4</p></td><td><p>Under Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 Junctions 10-12</p></td><td><p>Under
Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 Junction 20-25</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6
Junction 22 Upgrade</p></td><td><p>Options Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5
Dodwells to Longshoot widening</p></td><td><p>In Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5036
Princess Way – Access to Port of Liverpool</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower
Thames Crossing</p></td><td><p>In development</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In
addition, the following two schemes are being funded through Highway England’s congestion
relief fund:</p><ul><li><p>A63: Garrison Road</p></li><li><p>A69 Junction improvements</p></li></ul><p>
</p><p>The A120 improvement scheme has been developed by Essex County Council to be
considered for potential inclusion in the second Road Investment Strategy.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government intends to announce its decisions on further enhancement schemes
in the second Road Investment Strategy later this year.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>The
table below details schemes progressed through Control Period 6:</p></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diversionary
access for Teesport</p></td><td><p>North East Ports</p></td><td><p>Teesport – Northallerton
Gauge: in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge clearance schemes to W12, connections
to Immingham Port</p></td><td><p>Humber Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A
range of capacity and gauge options identified along the Felixstowe to West Midlands
corridor</p></td><td><p>Haven Ports</p></td><td><p>Ely Area Capacity Scheme, Haughley
Junction, Ely – Soham redoubling and Leicester area capacity are all in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Felixstowe
branch line</p></td><td><p>Haven Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames
Haven level crossing improvements</p></td><td><p>London and Medway Ports</p></td><td><p>Mucking
level crossing: in delivery. Other interventions are in development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Improved
connections to Southampton maritime terminal</p></td><td><p>Solent area Ports</p></td><td><p>In
delivery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge clearance to W10 Bristol/Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Bristol
and south west ports</p></td><td><p>In development (to Bristol / Cardiff – not Birmingham)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gauge
clearance infill to W12</p></td><td><p>Bristol and South West Ports</p></td><td><p>Some
sections completed in CP5 in conjunction with GWEP electrification works. Further
locations in development in CP6.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bootle branch line improvements</p></td><td><p>Mersey
and North West Ports</p></td><td><p>In delivery</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(c)
No Major Road Network schemes are included in the Port Connectivity Study.</p><p>
</p><p>(d) The following schemes are being progressed or have been progressed through
other funding route processes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Route</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project
Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Port</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Challenge Fund</p></td><td><p>Wirral Dock Bridges</p></td><td><p>Birkenhead</p></td><td><p>Completed
June 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Local Majors</p></td><td><p>Lake Lothing Third
Crossing</p></td><td><p>Lowestoft</p></td><td><p>DCO in preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large
Local Majors</p></td><td><p>Great Yarmouth Third Crossing</p></td><td><p>Great Yarmouth</p></td><td><p>DCO
in preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Port of Workington
Road Access</p></td><td><p>Workington</p></td><td><p>In Preparation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A185/A194/A19 Traffic Movements (A194/A185 The Arches Junction)</p></td><td><p>Port
of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A19/A194/A1300
Lindisfarne Roundabout</p></td><td><p>Port of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Completed Summer
2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A19 to North Bank of
Tyne Improvements</p></td><td><p>Port of Tyne</p></td><td><p>Expected to be in construction
in 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Rail Gauge Enhancements
- Port of Immingham to ECML at Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Immingham</p></td><td><p>In
progress, expected completion date of 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>South
Bank Wharf roundabout and access improvements</p></td><td><p>Teesport</p></td><td><p>Business
Case being prepared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>A565
North Liverpool Key Corridor</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Start of Construction
Spring 2017 and expected completion in 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Port
of Poole Infrastructure – Poole Bridge Approach Spans</p></td><td><p>Poole</p></td><td><p>Work
completed and bridge reopened January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund
(DfT ‘tail’ major scheme</p></td><td><p>A180/A18 Link</p></td><td><p>Immingham</p></td><td><p>Completed
June 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT ‘tail’ major scheme</p></td><td><p>Heysham-M6
Link Road</p></td><td><p>Heysham</p></td><td><p>Completed October 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor
(Low Carbon Zone to City Centre to Port) – New Wear Bridge to City Centre</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Construction
due to begin spring 2019, Estimated completion 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor
- New Wear Crossing</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Opened 28 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional
Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme</p></td><td><p>Port
Salford</p></td><td><p>Completed December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth
Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>Newhaven Port Access Road, Parker Pen &
East Side</p></td><td><p>Newhaven</p></td><td><p>Under construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund (DfT Portfolio Scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor
(Low Carbon Zone to City Centre to Port) – New Wear Bridge to City Centre</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Construction due to begin spring 2019, estimated completion 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor
- New Wear Crossing</p></td><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Opened 28 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Growth Fund (DfT portfolio scheme)</p></td><td><p>A13 Widening</p></td><td><p>London
Gateway</p></td><td><p>Advance works commenced. Estimated completion Winter 2020/21.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional
Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme</p></td><td><p>Port
Salford</p></td><td><p>Completed December 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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