CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY

Delivering & Sustaining a £35bn Economy

CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON MATTERS

GVA/ head as a percentage of National Average:

Cheshire & Warrington = 113%Greater Manchester= 89%Liverpool= 79%Sheffield = 71%

GVA/ head as a percentage of National Average:

Cheshire & Warrington = 113%Greater Manchester= 89%Liverpool= 79%Sheffield = 71%

Cheshire and Warrington outperforms all other areas in the North in terms of GVA/ head.

With close to 1m people.

A £21bn Economy

Bigger than Leeds, Sheffield & Newcastle.

With a diversified, hi-tech manufacturing and economic base, complementing Manchester & Liverpool.

A Transport Strategy to Connect, Enhance A Transport Strategy to Connect, Enhance & Invest in Existing Success& Invest in Existing Success

Transformation to a £35bn Economy

Four Key Spatial Priorities for Growth:

Cheshire Atlantic Gateway Science Corridor High Growth City Energy Cluster

Unlocks an additional 174,000 Jobs; or,

Unlocks an additional 100,000 Jobs +14% increase in productivity from transport & skills per job by 2030, or,

Unlocks an additional 70,000 Jobs +20% increase in productivity from transport & skills per job by 2030

THERE IS ALREADY A STRONG SPINE OF EXISTING REGIONAL & NATIONAL CONNECTIVITY THAT DRIVES HIGH-VALUE EMPLOYMENT, ABOVE AVERAGE GVA & DIVERSIFIED INWARD INVESTMENT

A NETWORK FOCUSED ON MAXIMISING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

- Fast, Reliable Connectivity to Key International Gateways

Fast, frequent connectivity between Sub-regional centres; for people and freight

By car and sustainable modes within 30 minutes

- Direct linkages to London and the UK’s top City Economies

Reliable journey times, with all Growth areas <1 hour door-to-door from all parts of C&W, and key economic centres

Support already successful industries and hubs through:

- Dedicated, high-quality inter-urban corridors to Manchester, Liverpool, Wales, Birmingham & Yorkshire

EUROPEAN & UK BEST PRACTICE CHECKLIST:

Resolve Existing Pinchpoints & Capacity Issues

29 m

iles 3

8 m

ins

19 miles 27 mins

23 m

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3 mins

24 miles 46 mins31 m

iles 43 mins

Chester

Manchester Airport

Crewe

Liverpool

Manchester

Leeds

Sheffield

45 miles 57 mins

9 m

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18 m

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57 mile

s 57 m

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36 miles 46 m

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44 miles 66 mins

20 miles 30 mins34 miles 45 mins

19 miles 36 m

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34 miles 45 mins

Warrington

AN INTERCONNECTED SUB-REGION; - VITAL FOR ONE NORTH - WITH AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT HIERARCHY FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

HUB

HUB

HUB

WalesStoke

HUB

HS3 HUB

HS2 HUB

LEVERAGING EXISTING SUCCESS

EUROPEAN & UK BEST PRACTICE CHECKLIST:

Resolve Existing Pinchpoints

Examples include:

M6 J16-19 Smart Motorway A556, M6 J17, A55/A483SEMMS A6 MARR Chester CentralCritical Maintenance & LSTF

Examples include:

Northern Hub; NW Electrification;Birchwood Access & Improvements Platform Lengthening; CLC Improvements

Unlock Growth Areas & Enhance Connectivity & Capacity to/from Strategic Sites

Science Corridor

High Growth City

Atlantic Gateway

Total Potential for 134,000 Jobs:

Atlantic Gateway: 49,000High Growth City 48,000Science Corridor: 37,000

ADDITIONAL NETWORK INVESTMENT DEMANDS

Crewe, Middlewich & Winsford

Science Corridor East

Ellesmere Port

Warrington

Chester

ADDITIONAL NETWORK INVESTMENT DEMANDS

HS2 HUB

HS3 HUB

LINKING JOBS TO HOMES AND CENTRES OF POPULATION GROWTH

DELIVERING OUR STRATEGY &CAMPAIGNING FOR OUR NETWORK

Transport for the North

DELIVERING OUR STRATEGY &CAMPAIGNING FOR OUR NETWORK

Transport for the North

A £35bn economy is achievable.Major growth is north/south, & east/west on existing axis,

along with science corridorRequiring us to drive strategic opportunitiesGaps in local transport remain But transport investment is best located in successful

economies.

Like Ours.

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