Regional Funding Advice RFA 2

TRANSPORT

Programme ManagementPeter Brown

•This is about delivery of existing strategic objectives

and priorities:RES, RSS (including RTS), SW Skills

Strategy

and not developing new strategies

•Specific funding priorities each year to

2018/19……(and beyond ?)

•Integration across funding streams - thematic and spatial (transcending boundaries) Importance of place

•Option to ‘vire’ between and combine funding

streams to achieve outcomes

RFA 2 Principles

Integrated Investment Approach

Transport £2,882m

Economic Development£2,177m

Skills

Housing & Regeneration£4,460m

Total RFA c£9.5bn

(2008/9 – 2018/19)

RFA 2 Principles

Success for RFA2 will be measured bythe extent to which expenditure in these blocks can be coordinated and focussed to achieve agreed strategic outcomes for the region and for particular places as stated in approved strategies

Transport is scheme specific

How important is transport , given that transport is not an end in itself ?!

Role of the RTS and RFA funding is

• To help make the Spatial Strategy work – SSCTs – assist growth & regeneration

• To support the RES/economy – address connectivity

RFA 2 Transport

As well, need to tackle Key Strategic Transport Issues in SW :

• Effects of increasing Congestion

• Peripherality/ resilience of networks

• Accessibility & Social Exclusion

• Impact of traffic growth on environment and

climate change

RFA 2 Transport

Growth areas Growth areas (RSS/Way Ahead)(RSS/Way Ahead)

Strategically SignificantCities and Towns 21 SSCTs

RFA 2 Transport

The Regional Role : •Regional bodies are asked to organise the advice to ministers aboutpriorities. Regional bodies are not scheme promoters

•Regional Assembly Secretariat organises overall programme management and reports to DfT. Programme ‘refresh’ periodically

•Individual schemes are promoted by local authorities or by HA; realissues about local authority capacity

•All schemes have to pass through DfT appraisal process to gain programme entry. DfT asks regional bodies (RA/RDA) to confirmregional priority

RFA 2 Transport

• Major Schemes included as RFA1 & RFA2– Local transport major schemes (over £5m) including

maintenance schemes

– Highways Agency investment (over £5m) on roads of regional significance (i.e. not M4 & M5)

• New for RFA2– Local integrated transport and maintenance block (post

2010/11) – size & distribution

– Effects of RFA2 on carbon dioxide emissions

– Rail

Ground Rules

RFA2 Transport Funding

0

50

100

150

200

250

2008

-09

2010

-11

2012

-13

2014

-15

2016

-17

2018

-19

£m

Major Block

Funding Issues/ Pressures

• RFA flat rate increase by 2% per annum but current construction inflation @ 10% pa (?)

• RFA now to include major maintenance schemes >£5m

• Can include Rail but no extra money in RFA• HA connectivity schemes largely beyond funding

scope of RFA budget

Conclusion….£90m pa does not go far.

RFA 2 Transport

Schemes Underway Scheme Sponser 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

A419 Commonhead Junction Highways Agency 9.4A30 A382 Merrymeet Junction Highways Agency 8.4A30 Bodmin Indian Queens Highways Agency 44.2 16.1Barnstaple Western Bypass Devon 11.4 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.7

Approved schemes not yet underway Scheme Sponser 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

A38 Dobwalls Bypass Highways Agency 6.6 21.0 7.6A419 Blunsdon Bypass Highways Agency 7.2 21.5 10.9Poole Bridge Regeneration Initiative Poole 2 8 3Greater Bristol Bus Network West of England Authorities 5 9 12 17 0Taunton Third Way & Northern Distributor Road Somerset 6 7 1 1A354 Weymouth Relief Road* Dorset 1 16 28 9 16 2

Schemes which do not yet have approval Scheme Sponser 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Integratged Transport Gloucester Parkway Gloucestershire 7 18 1East of Exeter (Phase 2) A30 Junction Improvement to Junction 29 Devon 2 6 4East of Plymouth Developments Stage 1 including Deep Lane Junction Plymouth 13 13 13 13Exeter PUA Infrastructure Devon 4 4 5 6Bath Public Transport Package inc Newbridge P&R & Bath Rapid Transit Bath and NE Somerset 13 14 13 2South Bristol Ring Road (A38-A370 Red Route) West of England Authorities 10 3 3 3 3Bristol Rapid Transit - Hengrove North Fringe West of England Authorities 12 2 2 2 2Weston-super-Mare area Package (Phase 1) West of England Authorities 3 3 3 3 3Bristol Rapid Transit - Ashton Vale/Emersons Green) West of England Authorities 7 7 7 7Bristol Rapid Transit - Bath/Cribbs Causeway West of England Authorities 6 6 6 6South Bristol Ring Road (Hengrove-A38) West of England Authorities 5 5 5 5A358 Ilminster to Taunton/A303 Ilminster Bypass Highways Agency 80A350 Westbury Bypass* Wiltshire 10 18 5Truro Transport Package* Cornwall 1 1 1 11 11Camborne Pool Redruth Transport Package* Cornwall 1 0 2 9 9 11South Devon Link Road A380 (Kingskerswell Bypass)* Devon 30 30 30Gloucester/Cheltnehmam Park and Ride* Gloucestershire 7 6 6 6 6Callington Road Link* West of England Authorities 5 4 4 4 4Exeter HQPT* Devon 15 15 15 15Gloucester A40 Improvements / Widening* Gloucestershire 2 2 2 2North Swindon Strategy* Swindon 13 13 13 13SE Dorset ITS (network control and information)* SE Dorset 4 4 4 4

Previously approved scheme not yet underway Scheme Sponser 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

A303 Stonehenge (depending outcome of Stonehenge Review) Highways Agency

Miscellaneous Scheme Sponser 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Contribution to Regional Infrastructure Fund 10 10 5 5Newquay Airport (Small Scale Scheme from Table 3e) Cornwall CC 5 17Isles of Scilly Ferry (Small Scale Scheme from Table 3e) Cornwall CC 6 11 7 Contribution to Regional Capacity Building Fund 1 1 1 1 1

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16TOTAL ESTIMATED SPEND OF TABLES 1 & 2 & MISC (SEPT 06) 93 108 133 109 98 105 139 81 81 161REGIONAL ALLOCATION/PLANNING ASSUMPTION 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 105PERCENTAGE OVERBUDGET 8% 22% 48% 19% 5% 9% 41% -19% -21% 53%

* denotes scheme from region's table 2ANotes1. Totals in the far-right hand column do not include 2006/07 and only relate to RFA period (2007/08 - 2015/16). 2.Figures in Total column are subject to rounding

Estimated Spend in RFA Refresh September 2006

Position of Schemes as given to RFA Refresh Panel by Scheme Promoters Estimated Spend in RFA Refresh September 2006

Estimated Spend in RFA Refresh September 2006

Estimated Spend in RFA Refresh September 2006

Estimated Spend in RFA Refresh September 2006

Programme Management Challenges• Spending the allocation…..delivery a key concern • Managing the programme – avoid bunching • Avoiding over-optimistic assumptions about

timescales and costs• Complex urban package proposals need time and

capacity to be worked up• Minimising delays in appraisal process…DfT• RFA 2 may be over subscribed – what are the key

priorities ? Only 20% over programme allowed

RFA 2 Transport

Estimated RFA Spend

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40

60

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140

160

180

200

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Year

£ (

Mil

l) Regional Funding Allocation

Total Estimated Spend (Sept 06)

Total Estimated Spend (Apr 08)

Programme ManagementIssues

RFA 2 TransportProgramme Management Techniques Possibilities

1 5 years firm the rest flexible

2 Funding Envelopes

3 Stretch the Programme to 2026

4 Cash Limits on schemes

Programme Management Approach RFA1

FORWARD PROGRAMME

(2006/7 – 2010/11)

£438m (38%)

EMERGING PROGRAMME

(2011/12 – 2015/16)

£690m (60%)

RIF = £30m (2%)

Involving Stakeholders

• Regular meetings with Technical Officers and Directors of local authorities

• Regional Transport Board (elected members & SEEPs) provide a steer on priorities

• Engagement with Regional Transport Forum

• Wider involvement – all RFA2 strands

RFA 2 Transport

Stages

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

1. Evidence & analysis

2. ‘Block’ priorities

3. Develop draft integrated advice

4. Develop final advice

5. Sign-off and submission

Process – Process – a tight timetablea tight timetable