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Have your say3.1 Infrastructure
| What needs to be done | Partners we need to work with | Indicative cost | Indicative Timescale | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | 2010 - 2015 | 2015 - 2025 | |||
| I 01. Implement programmed approach to road improvements | |||||
| STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORK | |||||
| A82 corridor (Stoneymollan - Inverarnan, Tyndrum - Blackmount) | |||||
| Western Bypass at Crianlarich and Pulpit Rock Tunnel * |
| £16 million | green | ||
| Road improvement between Tarbet and Inverarnan | £10 million | red | green | ||
| Investigate options for improving the network between Stoneymollan and Arden |
| £7 million | red | green | |
| A83 corridor (Tarbet - Inveraray - Lochgilphead - Campbeltown) | |||||
| Upgrade to modern 2-track standard from Tarbet to Campbeltown - widening of road to 6 metres and provision of a 1 metre strip either side |
| £27 million (over 20 years | red | green | green |
Address the following pinch points:
| £4 million £7 million £50,000 £4 million | red | green | green | |
| A85 corridor (Tyndrum - Oban) | |||||
| Oban Development Road and associated demand management measures |
| £14 million | red | green | |
| A814 corridor (Dumbarton - Arrochar) | |||||
| Realignment of section at Keppoch |
| £400,000 | red | green | |
| Realignment of bends at Ardoch | £900,000 | red | green | ||
| Upgrading of section between Craigendoran and Colgrain stables | £900,000 | red | green | ||
| Widening of road at Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rhu | £600,000 | red | green | ||
| Improvement of junction at Craigendoran | £200,000 | red | green | ||
| Alignment of bend at Mollandhu | £60,000 | green | |||
| Reconstruction works West King Street | £300,000 | green | |||
| A818 corridor (Arden - Helensburgh | |||||
| Realignment of section at Daligan Bends |
| £600,000 | red | green | |
| Upgrading of section between Daligan and Callendoune | £75,000 | red | green | ||
| Improve junction to Civic Amenity Site | £300,000 | red | green | ||
| Widening of road west of Daligan | £150,000 | red | green | ||
| REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK | |||||
| A816 Corridor (Lochgilphead - Oban) | |||||
| Road improvement options |
| £19 million | red (begin 2009) | green | green |
| Kintraw Hill realignment | £8 million | red | green | ||
| A848 / A849 corridor (Tobermory - Fionnphort, Isle of Mull) | |||||
| A848 route enhancement of remaining 5 mile section from Salen to Gualan Dubh |
| £13 million | red (1) | green (complete by end 2012) | |
| A849 Pennyghael Bridge replacement | £750,000 | red (begin 2013) | green (complete by end 2020) | ||
| A849 reconstruction Salen - Fionnphort | £1 million | red (begin 2013) | green (complete by end 2020) | ||
| A848 / A819 corridor (Inveraray - Dalmally) | |||||
| Road widening (to 6 metres) at various locations, including Electric Cottage |
| £4 million | green (2) | ||
| A848 / A815 corridor (Cairdow - Strachur - Dunoon) | |||||
| Road widening (to 6 metres) along Loch Eck |
| £1.5 million | red | green (complete by end 2020) | |
| LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT ROAD NETWORK | |||||
| Local Mull roads - removal of weight restrictions |
| £14 million | green (1) | ||
| B836 (Sandbank - Colintraive) widening and passing places |
| £1 million | green | ||
| U26 Portavadie Ferry road reconstruction |
| £300,000 | red | green | |
[(1) - denotes Project Development 2007-08, Project Delivery to begin 2009 (2) - denotes Project Development 2010-12, Project Delivery to begin 2013]
| What needs to be done | Partners we need to work with | Indicative cost | Indicative Timescale | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | 2010 - 2015 | 2015 - 2025 | |||
| I 02. Implement a programmed approach to address the roads maintenance backlog | |||||
| Continue to lobby for additional funding to address the road maintenance backlog (including street lighting) |
| £44 million | red | green (+) | green (+) |
| Undertake maintenance necessary to maintain our roads, based on the Roads Asset Management Plan and the Winter Maintenance Policy (please see Appendix 4 and Appendix 5 for details of the Roads Asset Management Plan and Winter Maintenance Policy respectively) |
| additional £2 million per annum | red | red (+) | red (+) |
| Consider the needs of minority road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motor cyclists in the development of road / footway maintenance programmes | green | green | green | ||
[(+) - denotes achievable only with support of the Scottish Government]
| What needs to be done | Partners we need to work with | Indicative cost | Indicative Timescale | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | 2010 - 2015 | 2015 - 2025 | |||
| I 03. Improve traffic management throughout the network | |||||
Erect Variable Message Signs on our principle transport network
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| £350,000 | green | ||
| Traffic management improvements throughout the network, e.g. improved signing, road markings, parking controls, etc. (Please see Appendix 8 for details of the Parking Policy, Access and Parking Standards.) |
| £1 milllion | red | green | |
| What needs to be done | Partners we need to work with | Indicative cost | Indicative Timescale | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | 2010 - 2015 | 2015 - 2025 | |||
| I 04. Ensure all new development meets current transport policy | |||||
| Implement transport policies included in the Argyll and Bute Structure / Local Plans with regard to new development |
| - | green | green | green |
| Implement Scottish Planning Policy 17 (Planning for Transport) by influencing local developers |
| - | green | green | green |
| Review Roads Development Guide |
| - | green | ||
| What needs to be done | Partners we need to work with | Indicative cost | Indicative Timescale | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | 2010 - 2015 | 2015 - 2025 | |||
| I 05. Manage the effects of climate change on the transport network | |||||
| Monitor effects of climate change (e.g. flooding, storm damage, coastal erosion), on the transport network and implement works as necessary |
| - | green | green | green |
| Implement the Roads Asset Management Plan to ensure appropriate maintenance regime to assist with mitigating the effects of climate change (e.g ditch clearing, scrub clearance, etc.) | - | green | green | green | |
| Make use of recycled materials, where possible, in our construction projects. | - | green | green | green | |
| Recognise areas that are subject to flooding as a key element in the options appraisal process for transport projects |
| - | green | green | green |
| Provide winter salt storage to prevent loss to watercourses |
| £300,000 per site | green | green | green |
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