Aberdeen to Inverness Transport Corridor Study: STAG Pre-Appraisal: Final Report
The Scottish Executive, Transport Scotland, Hitrans and Nestrans
Aberdeen to Inverness Transport Corridor Study: STAG Pre-Appraisal: Final Report
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Study Limits
1.3 Project Aims and Requirements
1.4 Structure of the Report
2. CONSULTATION
2.1 The Consultation Process
2.2 Project Steering Group
2.3 Project Stakeholders
2.4 Questionnaires and Workshops
3. EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The A96 Trunk Road
3.3 Aberdeen to Inverness Bus Services
3.4 Aberdeen to Inverness Railway
3.5 Airports
3.6 Cycle Network
3.7 Road Safety
3.8 Environmental Conditions
4. PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Existing Problems and Opportunities
4.3 Future Problems and Opportunities
5. SETTING THE TRANSPORT PLANNING OBJECTIVES
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Government’s Objectives
5.3 The National Transport Strategy
5.4 Regional Transport Strategies
5.5 Local Transport Strategies
5.6 Draft Transport Planning Objectives – Stakeholder Questionnaire
5.7 Draft Transport Planning Objectives – Stakeholder Workshops
5.8 SMART Transport Planning Objectives
6. OPTION GENERATION, SIFTING AND DEVELOPMENT
6.1 Generation of Options
6.2 Preliminary Assessment of Options
6.3 Sifting and Development of Options
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
List of Figures
1.1.1 General Location Plan
1.2.1 Council Boundaries
1.2.2 A96 Trunk Road and Aberdeen to Inverness Railway
1.2.3 Location of Built-up Areas and Populations (2001)
3.2.1 A96 General Location Plan
3.2.2 2005 AADT Flows
3.2.3 2005 AADT Bandwidths
3.2.4 Average Vehicle Speed by Direction June 2006
3.3.1a-d Public Transport - Bus Routes
3.4.1 Aberdeen to Inverness Railway
3.4.2 Railway Line Points of Interface with A96
3.4.3 Aberdeen to Inverness Railway Passenger Numbers and Growth (2002/2003 & 2004/2005)
3.6.1 National Cycle Network
3.7.1a-c Accident Analysis 2001-2005
3.8.1a-e Environmental Constraints
3.8.2 Nairn By-pass
3.8.3 Elgin By-pass
3.8.4 Keith By-pass
4.2.1a-c Existing A96 Carriageway Characteristics
4.2.2 Average Vehicle Speed by Direction June 2006
4.2.3 Accident Rate by km (2001-2005)
4.2.4 Accident Severity by km (2001-2005) Locations with a cluster of 5 or more accidents
5.7.1 Average Vehicle Speed by Direction June 2006
5.7.2a-c Journey Time Constraints
5.7.3 Accident Rate and Severity by km (2001-2005) Locations with a cluster of 5 or more accidents
5.7.4a-c Local Accident Ratios and Accident Rates per km