Alconbury Weald: the story so far

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1 Alconbury Weald: the story so far The development of Alconbury Weald is a 20 year project, which will be rolled out with a series of phased investments in new infrastructure on site and across the local area. These aim to: provide a sustainable new community at Alconbury Weald maximise the benefits of the development to local communities minimise the impacts it has on the local area and local people. Below is a map of the key elements of the overall development. The team is currently working on the first phase of the residential community and Enterprise Campus. It is expected that the first phase will last 4-5 years and include the delivery of: 880 homes 800,000 sq ft of commercial space The first of 3 primary schools on site A new shop, community facilities and play space. During the course of Phase 1, the new Southern Gateway Access which connects Alconbury Weald directly to Huntingdon via the A141 is expected to be delivered. This will work alongside the Boulevard Entrance as the main access points for the site, with the new residential entrance serving only a limited number of the initial housing. Open space Enterprise Zone developments areas Developed areas for homes and community facilities A A1M B Phase 1 commercial The Boulevard Phase 1 residential Heritage area Further Education and Sport Campus development Woodlands East Coast Mainline Alconbury Village C B1043 Listed buildings Primary School and local facilities Secondary School Little Stukeley Prestley Wood Land reserved for possible train station Land reserved for post 16 educational use The Hub retail and community facilities Transport Hub Footpath/cycleway/bridleway connection Clay Lane potential bus/cycle/pedestrian access A HCV/construction entrance B Enterprise Campus entrance C Entrance for first phase of residential Primary route (including busway) Great Stukeley A14 Proposed options for Huntingdon access B1043 A141 East Coast Mainline A14 HUNTINGDON

2 The background As part of the development of the overall design, Urban&Civic worked with Stukeleys Parish Council to look at how we could design the first residential area in a way that discourages new residents from driving through the Stukeleys. This also provided an opportunity to address a wider issue, of people using the route as a shortcut to Huntingdon and beyond bypassing the Spittals Interchange. Local feedback has underlined how people feel the nature of the road disrupts and physically divides the centre of both villages: through the amount of traffic at key times; the noise and vibrations caused by heavier vehicles; and the speed at which some of them travel. Through the agreements attached to the planning permission for Alconbury Weald, Urban&Civic committed to fund improvement works to the Ermine Street route through the villages. This must be completed by the occupation of the 250th house at Alconbury Weald which is likely to be in the first half of The Ermine Street enhancements provide for up to 1 million of work in this phase, and will be followed by a second phase of investment in cycle and pedestrian links. The timetable and plans also link with investment to upgrade the A14, which will start work by the end of 2016 at the northern end of the scheme. Over the last 18 months, we have been working with the Stukeleys Traffic Group and the County and District Council transport teams on an approach that meets the aspirations and needs of the local community, and meets the technical tests and safety requirements of the County Council. The approach also needs to ensure the vehicles that need to use the road including emergency services, buses and waste collection can continue to do so. These events are to show the proposals that have been developed so far. We want to use this opportunity to explain the proposed enhancements and seek your views before we finalise plans that will make a positive difference to the two villages. Please talk to the team and fill in a form today or download it from our website: Please return completed forms by 18 March Phase 1 detailed masterplan

3 Principles The aim of the proposed scheme is to reduce the number of vehicles on Ermine Street passing through the Stukeleys, and to control any increase along this route as a result of the new development. It was agreed that the best way to take this forward was not through traditional traffic calming of chicanes and ramps, but to give the road a more rural feel: slowing traffic and downgrading the current importance of this route, to encourage vehicles to use the A1 and newly upgraded A14 routes for longer journeys and the old A14 route (soon to be renamed the A1307) to Huntingdon. This should in turn improve conditions within the villages for the residents, as well as for pedestrians and cyclists. Proposed measures to achieve this include: narrowing the width of the Ermine Street carriageway filling in the bus laybys: to further narrow the carriageway and reduce any delay to bus services changing the priority of key junctions through the village: to reduce the capacity for through traffic, whilst improving access for residents reducing the Ermine Street speed limit between Alconbury Weald and Little Stukeley to 40mph reducing the existing 40mph speed limit at the south end of Great Stukeley to 30mph, to match the speed limit in the rest of the village. The following displays set out the detailed proposals. The aim of the proposed scheme is to reduce the number of vehicles on Ermine Street passing through the Stukeleys, and to control any increase along this route as a result of the new development.

4 Ermine Street enhancements Design areas INSET A - 'REASSIGNED PRIORITY' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE SCALE 1:250 INSET B - SPEED CUSHION TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE SCALE 1: REDUCED WIDTH NEW KERB LINE ACCESS TO KEY PHASE 1 - CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION PRE-CAST CONCRETE SPEED CUSHION 'FINGERBOARD' SIGNING FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS FOOTWAY/CYCLEWAY OVERRUNNABLE DEFLECTION ISLAND (GRANITE SETTS OR SIMILAR) MILL ROAD PHOTOGRAPH B2 - EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL SPEED CUSHION TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE EXISTING REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GRASSED VERGE PROPOSED CENTRAL DEFLECTION ISLANDS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC SPEED PHOTOGRAPH A1 - EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL REASSIGNED PRIORITY JUNCTION PHOTOGRAPH C - EXISTING GATEWAY FEATURE REDUCE EXISTING 50MPH SPEED LIMIT TO 40MPH ALONG FRONTAGE OF PHOTOGRAPH A2 - EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL OVERRUNNABLE DEFLECTION ISLAND PROPOSED 40MPH (CURRENTLY NSL) 30MPH EXISTING GATEWAY FEATURE TO REMAIN - SEE PHOTOGRAPH C EXISTING BUS STOP TO REMAIN RE-ARRANGE EXISTING JUNCTION WITH CHANGED PRIORITIES - SEE INSET A AND PHOTOGRAPH A1 & A2 INSET A BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS RECONSTRUCTED TO SUIT NARROWED, CENTRAL ISLAND TO BE REMOVED - SEE INSET B MILL ROAD BUILD OUT KERB RADII AND PROVIDE ROAD MARKINGS, TACTILE PAVING AND DROP KERBS RECONSTRUCTED TO SUIT NARROWED - SEE INSET B SANDERS CLOSE EXISTING BUS STOP BAY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AS FOOTWAY - BUS STOP SIGN TO BE RELOCATED TO SUIT NEW KERBLINE AND SHELTER TO REMAIN EXISTING HATCHING TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SINGLE DASHED LINE BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS Offices throughout the UK, continental Europe, Africa and Asia Peter Brett Associates LLP NORTHAMPTON Tel: Fax: user name: graham cook Client URBAN & CIVIC Architect FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 3 EXISTING BUS STOP BAY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AS FOOTWAY/VERGE - BUS STOP SIGN TO BE RELOCATED TO SUIT NEW KERBLINE IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN SECTION AND CYCLE 1 FACILITIES C HATCHING AT BUS STOP AMENDED GC RC B HATCHING AMENDED GC RC A MINOR AMENDMENTS TO LAYOUT GC RC Mark Revision Drawing Status FOR DISCUSSION SCALING NOTE: Do not scale from this drawing. If in doubt, ask. Date of 1st Issue 10/06/15 Drawing Number Revision UTILITIES NOTE: The position of any existing public or private sewers, utility AND TRAFFIC CALMING services, plant or apparatus shown on this drawing is believed to be correct, A1 Scale 1:1000 but no warranty to this is expressed or implied. Other such plant or apparatus may also be present but not shown. The Contractor is therefore advised to ALONG SHEET 2 of 5 Drawn by GC 24213/124/002 C undertake his own investigation where the presence of any existing sewers, services, plant or apparatus may affect his operations. Checked by SD Drawn Date Chkd File Location: j:\24213 alconbury\drawings\alconbury weald\24213_124_ footway improvments and traffic calming.dwg

5 Design areas FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 2 CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS EXISTING BUS STOP BAY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AS FOOTWAY/VERGE - BUS STOP SIGN TO BE RELOCATED TO SUIT NEW KERBLINE LOW ROAD RIGHT TURN LANE FROM TO CHURCH WAY AS WELL AS CENTRE HATCHING TO BE REMOVED AS PART OF NARROWING CHURCH WAY BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS EXISTING INTERACTIVE SPEED SIGN TO BE RETAINED, CENTRAL ISLAND TO BE REMOVED BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS STUKELEY BAPTIST CHURCH EXISTING HATCHING LEADING TO ROUNDABOUT TO REMAIN - TIE INTO CENTRELINE IN NARROWED RAF ALCONBURY MAIN ENTRANCE EXISTING GATEWAY FEATURE TO REMAIN EXISTING BUS STOP BAY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AS FOOTWAY/VERGE - BUS STOP SIGN TO BE RELOCATED TO SUIT NEW KERBLINE EXISTING REINSTATE AT KERB FACE EXTENT OF NARROWING NEW FOOTWAY CONSTRUCTION NEW FOOTWAY SURFACE COURSE REGULATING LAYER OVER EXISTING 30MPH 40MPH EXISTING ROAD CONSTRUCTION NEW PRE-CAST CONCRETE KERB EXISTING KERBLINE TO REMAIN IN PLACE - YARD GULLIES TO BE PROVIDED AT EXISTING GULLY LOCATIONS INSET D1 - CROSS-SECTION THROUGH NARROWING (ADJACENT TO FOOTWAY) SCALE 1:20 EXISTING REINSTATE AT KERB FACE EXTENT OF NARROWING NEW VERGE TOPSOIL & SEEDED OVER PERFORATED EXISTING ROAD CONSTRUCTION NEW PRE-CAST CONCRETE KERB TAKE UP AND REMOVE FROM SITE EXISTING KERB INCLUDING BED & BACKING PERFORATE EXISTING PAVEMENT STRUCTURE INSET D2 - CROSS-SECTION THROUGH NARROWING (ADJACENT TO VERGE) SCALE 1:20 FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 4 C HATCHING AT BUS STOP AMENDED GC RC B HATCHING AMENDED & CROSS-SECTIONS ADDED GC RC Offices throughout the UK, continental Europe, Africa and Asia Peter Brett Associates LLP NORTHAMPTON Tel: Fax: user name: graham cook Client URBAN & CIVIC Architect IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN SECTION AND CYCLE 2 FACILITIES A MINOR AMENDMENTS TO LAYOUT GC RC Mark Revision Drawing Status FOR DISCUSSION SCALING NOTE: Do not scale from this drawing. If in doubt, ask. Date of 1st Issue 10/06/15 Drawing Number Revision UTILITIES NOTE: The position of any existing public or private sewers, utility AND TRAFFIC CALMING services, plant or apparatus shown on this drawing is believed to be correct, A1 Scale 1:1000 but no warranty to this is expressed or implied. Other such plant or apparatus may also be present but not shown. The Contractor is therefore advised to ALONG SHEET 3 OF 5 Drawn by GC 24213/124/003 C undertake his own investigation where the presence of any existing sewers, services, plant or apparatus may affect his operations. Checked by SD Drawn Date Chkd File Location: j:\24213 alconbury\drawings\alconbury weald\24213_124_ footway improvments and traffic calming.dwg

6 Design areas INSET E - 'REASSIGNED PRIORITY' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE SCALE 1:250 FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 3 NEW KERB LINE 'FINGERBOARD' SIGNING FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS OVERRUNNABLE DEFLECTION ISLAND (GRANITE SETTS OR SIMILAR) CHURCH ROAD 'NORTH' EXISTING REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GRASSED VERGE 40MPH EXISTING GATEWAY FEATURE TO REMAIN BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS 30MPH INSET E CHURCH ROAD 'NORTH' REARRANGE EXISTING JUNCTION WITH CHANGED PRIORITY (SEE INSET E) BUILD OUT KERB RADII AND PROVIDE DROP KERBS, TACTILE PAVING AND ROAD MARKINGS BUILD OUT KERB/FOOTWAY TO REDUCE WIDTH TO 6.2m AND REMOVE CENTRAL HATCHED ROAD MARKINGS EXISTING INTERACTIVE SPEED SIGN TO BE RETAINED FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 5 B HATCHING & TEXT AMENDED GC RC Offices throughout the UK, continental Europe, Africa and Asia Peter Brett Associates LLP NORTHAMPTON Tel: Fax: user name: graham cook Client URBAN & CIVIC Architect IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN SECTION AND CYCLE 3 FACILITIES A MINOR AMENDMENTS TO LAYOUT GC RC Mark Revision Drawing Status FOR DISCUSSION SCALING NOTE: Do not scale from this drawing. If in doubt, ask. Date of 1st Issue 10/06/15 Drawing Number Revision UTILITIES NOTE: The position of any existing public or private sewers, utility AND TRAFFIC CALMING services, plant or apparatus shown on this drawing is believed to be correct, A1 Scale 1:500 but no warranty to this is expressed or implied. Other such plant or apparatus may also be present but not shown. The Contractor is therefore advised to ALONG SHEET 4 OF 5 Drawn by GC 24213/124/004 B undertake his own investigation where the presence of any existing sewers, services, plant or apparatus may affect his operations. Checked by SD Drawn Date Chkd File Location: j:\24213 alconbury\drawings\alconbury weald\24213_124_ footway improvments and traffic calming.dwg

7 PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY Ermine Street enhancements Design areas FOR CONTINUATION SEE SHEET 4 INSET F OWL END BUILD OUT KERB RADII AND PROVIDE DROP KERBS, TACTILE PAVING, SIGNAGE AND ROAD MARKINGS WIDEN KERBED SEGMENTATION ISLAND TO PROVIDE REFUGE FOR CROSSING PEDESTRIANS PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE CROSSING POINT, CENTRAL REFUGE ISLAND TO BE REMOVED EXISTING BUS STOP BAY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AS FOOTWAY - BUS STOP SIGN TO BE RELOCATED TO SUIT NEW KERBLINE EXISTING BUS SHELTER TO REMAIN BUILD OUT KERB RADII AND PROVIDE DROP KERB, TACTILE PAVING AND ROAD MARKINGS EXISTING INTERACTIVE SPEED SIGN TO BE RETAINED PROPOSED 'VISUAL NARROWING' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE (SEE INSET C) ON SHEET 2 INSET F - PROPOSED JUNCTION SCALE 1:250, CENTRAL ISLAND TO BE REMOVED CHURCH ROAD 'SOUTH' OWL END INSET G NEW KERB LINE REARRANGE EXISTING JUNCTION WITH CHANGED PRIORITY (SEE INSET G) EXISTING 30MPH EXISTING GATEWAY FEATURE TO REMAIN- 40MPH ROUNDEL TO BE REPLACED WITH 30MPH PROPOSED 30MPH (CURRENTLY 40) 30-40MPH SIGNING TO BE REMOVED PROPOSED DEFLECTION ISLAND 30mph ROUNDEL IN THERMOPLASTIC MARKING MATERIAL INSET G - 'REASSIGNED PRIORITY' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE SCALE 1:250 NEW 'GATEWAY' STYLE SIGN COLOURED ROAD SURFACE OVERRUNNABLE DEFLECTION ISLAND (GRANITE SETTS OR SIMILAR) 'FINGERBOARD' SIGNING FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS EXISTING REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GRASSED VERGE CHURCH ROAD INSET H - PROPOSED 'GATEWAY' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE (SIMILAR TO NORTH END OF LITTLE STUKELEY - PHOTOGRAPH C) SCALE 1:100 NEW KERB LINE INSET H2 - GATEWAY FEATURE G VERGE 3.000m KERBED ISLAND 3.000m FOOTPATH 2.500m VERGE PROPOSED 30MPH CURRENTLY 40) INSET I GREAT STUKELEY GREAT STUKELEY 50MPH H2 Offices throughout the UK, continental Europe, Africa and Asia Peter Brett Associates LLP NORTHAMPTON Tel: Fax: user name: graham cook Client URBAN & CIVIC Architect PROPOSED 'GATEWAY' TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE SIMILAR TO EXISTING NORTH ENTRY TO LITTLE STUKELEY SEE INSET H IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN SECTION AND CYCLE 4 FACILITIES C HATCHING AT BUS STOP & INSETS G&H2 AMENDED GC RC B HATCHING & TEXT AMENDED GC RC A MINOR AMENDMENTS TO LAYOUT GC RC Mark Revision Drawing Status FOR DISCUSSION SCALING NOTE: Do not scale from this drawing. If in doubt, ask. Date of 1st Issue 23/10/15 Drawing Number Revision UTILITIES NOTE: The position of any existing public or private sewers, utility AND TRAFFIC CALMING services, plant or apparatus shown on this drawing is believed to be correct, A1 Scale 1:500 but no warranty to this is expressed or implied. Other such plant or apparatus may also be present but not shown. The Contractor is therefore advised to ALONG SHEET 5 OF 5 Drawn by GC 24213/124/005 C undertake his own investigation where the presence of any existing sewers, services, plant or apparatus may affect his operations. Checked by SD Drawn Date Chkd File Location: j:\24213 alconbury\drawings\alconbury weald\24213_124_ footway improvments and traffic calming.dwg

8 Future aspirations As part of the future aspirations for reinforcing non-vehicle ways of getting about, Urban&Civic is committed to a second phase of investment that will improve conditions along Ermine Street for pedestrians and cyclists. The proposals will: widen some existing footways to 2.5 metres, to provide dedicated space for cyclists and pedestrians fill in the gaps where there is currently no footway/cycleway to provide a continuous route through the Stukeleys between Huntingdon and Alconbury Weald provide new controlled crossing points for cyclists and pedestrians. These proposals have been developed alongside the proposals shown here, but would be delivered in a second phase of work. This phasing will also enable us to monitor the effectiveness of the initial work, review it with the upgraded A14 and use of the old A14 as a local route and ensure a joined up approach with further cycle and pedestrian routes being delivered on site and across the local area. We anticipate that this work will take place 2019/20. Alongside this work, the connection of Alconbury Weald to Huntingdon via the Southern Gateway will provide the most effective and efficient way for new residents to get to Huntingdon. This will also provide the key bus and cycle connection between the new site and the Town, as well as develop in future into a transport link for the new rail station and Guided Busway connection. the connection of Alconbury Weald to Huntingdon via the Southern Gateway will provide the most effective and efficient way for new residents to get to Huntingdon.

9 Timeline and delivery The proposals outlined on these boards would require extensive work but have the potential to make a lasting benefit by returning a more rural feel to the villages. As part of this consultation, we are also seeking views on how best to programme the work. Some operational options include: shorter days (eg hours between ) that avoid rush hour traffic, but would mean the work lasts for longer longer days (eg hours between ) which mean the works can be completed more quickly rolling or flexible works, which might enable teams to work in more than one location. A potential timetable of the works is set out on the right. Design finalisation Spring 2016 Autumn 2016 Planning and further consultation Autumn 2016 Summer 2017 Implementation Summer 2017 Spring 2018 Projected delivery of housing Winter Summer Winter Summer Please have your say on the feedback form to let us know your thoughts. We are committed to delivering these works in way which minimises impacts on local residents. Your views on how this should be done will shape the contractors delivery plans.