A82 Dalnottar-Inverness Trunk Road - A82 Ba Bridge Replacement - Environmental Statement 2009

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Contents

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
1. Project Background
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Existing Bridge
2. Proposed Scheme Description
2.1. Scheme overview
2.2. Construction
2.2.1. Construction programme
2.2.2. Traffic management and access
2.2.3. Options appraisal
3. Environmental Impact Assessment
3.1. Consultation
3.2. Geology and Soils
3.3. Road Drainage and the Water Environment
3.4. Ecology and Nature Conservation
3.5. Landscape Effects
3.6. Disruption Due to Construction
3.7. Policies and Plans
3.8. Cumulative Impacts
3.9. Summary of Residual Impacts
4. Review and Comments

Environmental Statement 2009

LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES

GLOSSARY

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background information
1.2. Site description
1.3. Environmental Impact Assessment
1.4. The Environmental Statement
1.5. Structure of the Environmental Statement
1.6. Review and Comments

2. NEED FOR THE SCHEME
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Existing condition of bridge
2.3. Bridge replacement options
2.4. The environmental context
2.5. Conclusion

3. SCHEME DESCRIPTION
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Scheme summary
3.3. Bridge specification
3.3.1. Bridge
3.3.2. Parapets
3.3.3. Drainage
3.3.4. Footways
3.4. Road improvements
3.5. Construction
3.6. Significant and disruptive works stages
3.6.1. Traffic management
3.6.2. Temporary bridge
3.6.3. Bridge demolition
3.6.4. Bridge construction
3.6.5. Imported materials
3.6.6. Material storage
3.6.7. Waste
3.6.8. On-site welfare provision
3.7. Assumptions and uncertainties

4. STUDY METHODS
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Approach and methods
4.2.1. Scope and guidance
4.2.2. Assessment methods
4.2.3. Baseline conditions
4.2.4. Predicted impacts
4.2.5. Mitigation measures
4.2.6. The definition of residual effects

5. CONSULTATION
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The consultation process
5.3. List of consultees
5.4. Key issues raised by consultees
5.5. Analysis of key issues
5.5.1. Land use
5.5.2. Geology and Soils
5.5.3. Road drainage and the water environment
5.5.4. Ecology and nature conservation
5.5.5. Landscape and visual issues
5.5.6. Cultural heritage
5.5.7. Air quality
5.5.8. Traffic noise and vibration
5.5.9. Pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and community effects
5.5.10. Vehicle travellers
5.5.11. Disruption due to construction
5.6. Scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment

6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Approach and methods
6.3. Baseline conditions
6.3.1. Solid geology
6.3.2. Drift geology
6.3.3. Soils
6.3.4. Geomorphology
6.3.5. Sites of interest
6.3.6. Mining and contaminated land
6.3.7. Hydrogeology
6.4. Impact assessment
6.5. Predicted impacts
6.6. Mitigation
6.7. Residual impacts

7. ROAD DRAINAGE AND THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Methods
7.3. Baseline conditions
7.3.1. Catchment area
7.3.2. Standing water
7.3.3. Watercourses
7.3.4. Groundwater
7.3.5. Water quality
7.3.6. Existing road drainage
7.3.7. Fluvial geomorphology
7.3.8. Impact assessment
7.4. Predicted impacts
7.5. Mitigation measures
7.6. Residual impacts

8. ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION
8.1. Introduction
8.1.1. General site description
8.1.2. Consultation
8.2. Methods
8.2.1. Habitat Surveys
8.2.2. Protected Species Surveys
8.2.3. Limitations
8.3. Ecological value assessment
8.4. Baseline conditions
8.4.1. Terrestrial habitats
8.4.2. Fauna
8.5. Impact assessment
8.5.1. Methodology
8.6. Potential impacts
8.6.1. Potential impacts on key habitats
8.6.2. Potential impacts on key species
8.6.3. Potential impact on designated areas
8.6.4. Cumulative impacts
8.7. Mitigation
8.7.1. Design
8.7.2. Habitat-related mitigation
8.7.3. Species-related Mitigation
8.7.4. Best practice
8.7.5. Timing of works with respect to ecological considerations
8.8. Significant residual ecological impacts

9. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL EFFECTS
9.1. Landscape
9.1.1. Introduction
9.1.2. Approach and Methods
9.1.3. Baseline Conditions
9.1.4. Landscape Evaluation
9.1.5. Landscape Impacts
9.2. Visual Effects
9.2.1. Introduction
9.3. Approach and Methodology
9.3.1. Assessment of Visual Impacts
9.4. Landscape Mitigation
9.4.1. Introduction
9.4.2. Landscape Design
9.5. Residual impacts
9.5.1. Introduction
9.5.2. Landscape
9.5.3. Visual Receptors 1, 2, 3, and 4
9.6. Cumulative effects

10. DISRUPTION DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Methods
10.3. Construction processes and methods
10.4. Air quality
10.5. Cultural Heritage
10.6. Ecology and Nature Conservation
10.6.1. Potential impacts on key habitats
10.6.2. Potential impacts on key species
10.6.3. Potential impact on designated areas
10.6.4. Fauna-related mitigation
10.6.5. Timing of works with respect to ecological considerations
10.7. Landscape & Visual Effects
10.8. Land Use
10.9. Traffic Noise and Vibration
10.10. Pedestrians, Cyclists, Equestrians and Community Effects
10.11. Vehicle Travellers
10.12. Road Drainage and the Water Environment
10.13. Geology and Soils
10.14. Health and Safety
10.15. Storage of materials and waste, and site location
10.16. Summary of construction impacts

11. POLICIES AND PLANS
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Methods
11.3. National policies and objectives
11.3.1. National Planning Framework for Scotland
11.3.2. Scottish Planning Policy 1
11.3.3. NPPG5 Archaeology and Planning, and NPPG18 Planning and the Historic Environment
11.3.4. SPP7 Planning and Flooding (2004)
11.3.5. NPPG10 Planning and Waste Management
11.3.6. NPPG14 Natural Heritage and PAN 60 Planning and Natural Heritage
11.3.7. SPP15 Planning for Rural Development
11.3.8. SPP17 and PAN 75 Planning for Transport
11.4. Local policies and objectives
11.4.1. Lochaber Local Plan, 1999
11.4.2. Sustainability/environmental improvements
11.4.3. Access/footpaths and cycleways
11.4.4. Nature conservation
11.4.5. Landscape/tourism
11.4.6. Archaeology
11.4.7. Waste management
11.5. Mitigation
11.6. Summary

12. REFERENCES

13. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TABLE

14. SCHEDULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS

APPENDIX A: Drawings
APPENDIX B: Geomorphological Report
APPENDIX C: NVC Extended Habitat Survey
APPENDIX D: Aquatic Invertebrate ReportS
APPENDIX E: 2007 Ecology Report
APPENDIX F: Citations – Nature Conservation & Landscape Designations
APPENDIX G: Policies and Plans
APPENDIX H: Visual Impacts Tables

5 February 2009

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	Name	Signature	Date
Prepared By For and on behalf of Scotland TranServ	Tim Sweeney, Julie Bowen.		12/02/09
Checked & Reviewed by For and on behalf of Scotland TranServ	Greg Fullarton		12/02/09
Approved By For and on behalf of Scotland TranServ	Calum Galloway	CGG	12/02/09
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