Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Transport and Infrastructure Manifesto Red / Amber / Green progress report 10 October 2017 Aims Lead agency or agencies Chamber spokespersons Progress with issue Chamber progress Road - National Steve Britt Richard Perkins (north Suffolk) A14 (E24 + E30) Cambridge to Huntingdon improvements ‘Whole A14’ Orwell Bridge alternative route option (long term) Orwell Bridge temporary closure contingency plan (short term) Resilient final design and timely completion with minimum disruption. Addressing congestion in the Suffolk section and in particular at: Ransomes Junction (57); Orwell Bridge; Copdock Interchange (Junction 55); Bury St Edmunds Junctions (42, 43, 44 and 45) and Newmarket Junctions (34 and 35). Evaluations and comparative business cases for alternative routes including Northern Bypass and Wet Dock Crossing. Identification of contingency crossing options, to ease congestion when the Bridge is temporarily closed, including cross town routes and signing and new ‘stack’ locations. Highways England Suffolk County Council A12 between A14 and M25 (E30) Upgrading and improvements to Highways England-managed route between the A14 and M25. Highways England A11 between A14 and A47 Press for evaluations and comparative business cases for removing the six roundabouts along the route. Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils A47 between A12 and A1 Support the A47 Alliance in lobbying for upgrading and improvements to address poor Highways England
quality and unreliability of parts of the route between Lowestoft and the A1; and Promote a new crossing of Lake Lothing to replace the ageing bascule bridge. Suffolk County Council A120 Stansted to Harwich (E32) Upgrading and improvements to tackle low standards, heavy congestion, high accident risk and poor journey reliability especially between Marks Tey and Braintree and in relation to travel between Suffolk and Stansted Airport. County Council A428 / A1 between A421 and A14 Upgrading and improvements to Expressway Standard between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts to complete a fully dualled link between the A14 and A1 / M1. Highways England Nick Burfield Road - Regional A140 between A14 and A47 Dual whole route and include in trunk road network to support economic and business growth between Ipswich and Norwich and improve access from Suffolk to Norwich International Airport. None A12 between A14 and A47 Upgrading and improvements to the A12 between the A14 and A47. Suffolk County Council Road - Local Steve Britt Richard Perkins (north Suffolk) Paul Donno (Haverhill) A1307 between the A11 at Cambridge Support full dualling of the route to ease congestion in Haverhill and exploit business growth synergies between Haverhill and Cambridge. Haverhill Chamber of Commerce A146 between Beccles and Lowestoft Support improvements to the stretch between Barnby and Carlton Colville to improve access to Suffolk County Council
Press Government for improved rail access from Ipswich and all of Suffolk to London Stansted Airport. Norwich International Airport Promote the capacity and use of Norwich International Airport to support further growth in the North Suffolk offshore energy sector; Dual the A140 to improve access from Suffolk to Norwich International Airport; and support early completion of Norwich Northern Distributor Road. Norwich International Airport None Utilities Broadband Support and monitor the Better Broadband for Suffolk campaign to roll out superfast (24 Mbs) broadband by 2015; Promote 100% coverage by 2017 and business prioritisation; and Lobby Government for 100% 100 Mbs coverage by the end of the decade. Better Broadband in Suffolk Electricity Ensure that electricity provision is adequate for present and future needs at all employment sites. UK Power Networks Mobile technologies Promote 100% mobile technology coverage by all networks, through provider collaboration where possible, so that Suffolk does not get left behind in the move to ‘digital by default’; Help identify and eliminate ‘Not Spots’; and Promote a complete 4G roll out. Better Broadband in Suffolk Water Taking account of the risks associated with ensure that water provision and waste water disposal at all employment sites are adequate for present and future needs; and Lobby for solutions to flood risk where businesses are likely to be affected. Anglian Water and Suffolk Water Environment Agency District Councils