Local Transport Plan Programme
2008- 2009
Approved LTP
Priority Area Scheme Revised LTP value Comments
value
Darwen to Blackburn (A666) £130,500.00 £5,000.00 LTP allocation reduced pending Pennine Reach consultation
Bastwell AQMA - UTC traffic lights upgrade and lining -
Wilpshire to Blackburn (A666) £90,000.00 £94,000.00
resurfacing linked in 2009/10
Witton AQMA + corridor works (inbound bus lane) - linking with
Feniscowles to Blackburn (A674) £100,000.00 £238,000.00
safety and resurfacing scheme
Beehive roundabout reconfigured and guide roundabout partially
Corridors South East corridor (A6177) £120,000.00 £188,000.00
signalised
completion of Eanam/BCW bus lane and Intack AQMA. UTC
Hyndburn Corridor £150,000.00 £150,000.00
upgrade and bus stop modification
Whitebirk Gateway project retention £120,000.00 £220,000.00 ERDF Whitebirk Gateway scheme completion
Blackburn rail station platform 4 canopy £150,000.00 £0.00 contribution to Network Rail - deferred to 2009/10
Quality bus shelter allocation £30,000.00 £30,000.00 Borough Quality Bus standard shelters
UTC capital upgrades £40,000.00 £40,000.00 UTC strategy £32k and capital works £8k.
Freckleton street link road £75,000.00 £75,000.00 07/08 fees up to planning permission + preliminary works
Cycle parking £10,000.00 £5,000.00 location TBC - reduced to £5k.
Hubs Victoria Street £15,000.00 £15,000.00 Retention for ERDF scheme
Cycle routes £130,000.00 £130,000.00 Delivery of cycle strategy elements
Town Centre transport (Cardwell Place bus priority) £135,000.00 £95,000.00 Alma Street / BCW junction contribution
Preston Old Road, Blackburn (Witton Park) £26,000.00 £25,000.00 Central hatching, build outs, pedestrian refuge islands. (Linked to
Maintenance scheme)
Audley Range, Blackburn £25,000.00 £25,000.00 Improved pedestrian crossing facilities
Traffic calming measures in the form of a junction table and
St James Road/Oak Street, Blackburn £10,000.00 £10,000.00 improvement of the existing sight lines through the introduction of
waiting restrictions.
East Park Road, Blackburn £10,000.00 £10,000.00 Interactive Signs to influence traffic speed
Rivington Road, Belmont £18,000.00 £18,000.00 Improve the consipicuity of the various bends allong this route.
Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. £15,000.00 £15,000.00 Two interactive signs with possible red road marking material.
Beardwood, Blackburn (The Pastures) £8,000.00 £8,000.00 Central hatching highlighted with red road marking material
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn £12,000.00 £12,000.00 Two interactive signs with possible red road marking material.
Extended traffic signal poles on main road approach. Anti skid
Neighbourhoods Yew Tree Drive/Lammack Road, Blackburn £12,000.00 £12,000.00 material (50m) - Part of scheme to be incorporated as a special
maintenance scheme.
A666 Bolton Road, Ewood Park £17,000.00 £17,000.00 Anti skid in advance of traffic lights and pelican crossing
Whalley Old Road, Blackburn £18,000.00 £18,000.00 Refuge island with central hatching
Central hatching between Fern Farm Entrance and traffic signals
A666 Bolton Road (2), Ewood Park £18,000.00 £18,000.00
with Kidder Street
New Bank Road, Blackburn £0.00 £3,000.00 2 additional road humps
Rural Allocation £0.00 £4,000.00 Interactive signs
A666, Bolton Road with Stones Bank Road £10,000.00 £9,000.00 Introduction of a right turning lane (Linked to Maintence Scheme)
Whole junction to be finished with anti skid material introduction of
Whalley New Road/Whalley Old Road, Blackburn £5,000.00 £4,000.00
new white lining and red road marking material
Bennington Street, Blackburn £3,000.00 £3,000.00 Two junction tables, 4 flat top road humps.
Improve road safety outside the Secondary School in the form of
North Road, Blackburn £3,000.00 £3,000.00
traffic calming measures.
Monitoring and evaluation of Traffic Accident Data £10,000.00 £6,000.00 Better information to inform future LTP schemes
Rail Cherry Tree rail station + Darwen CCTV public address £20,000.00 £20,000.00 Infrastructure + business case progression Darwen station
and Clitheroe - Manchester
Marketing and town centre signage £12,500.00 £12,500.00 Visitor Centre information + signage
Rights of way improvement plan £25,000.00 £25,000.00 RoWIP
LTP programme and project management £50,000.00 £50,000.00
Other
East lancs rapid transit £150,000.00 £160,500.00 contribution from LCC of £100k to Major scheme business case
LTP Monitoring £20,000.00 £20,000.00 Traffic counter equipment plus cordon surveys
Smarter choices initiatives £40,000.00 £40,000.00 NoWCARD contribution plus smarter choices
Total Integrated Transport Element £1,833,000.00 £1,833,000.00
£1,833,000 confirmed settlement
Priority Area- Approved LTP
Scheme Revised LTP value Comments
Maintenance value
A666 Bolton Road between Hall Street and B&Q entrance £10,000.00 £10,000.00
Lengths of existing flagged footway only
Accident black spot. To include drainage improvements on Green
A666 Bolton Road junction Green Arms Road £85,000.00 £85,000.00 Arms Road at its junction with Bolton Road. Link with traffic safety
scheme
A674 Preston Old Road from Markham Road to St Link with traffic safety scheme. To include f/way between Cartmel
£125,000.00 £125,000.00
Principal Roads Francis Road Rd and Markham Rd.
A666 Whalley New Road from Cemetery Entrance to
£127,000.00 £127,000.00
Pearl Street and from No.574 to No.700 Linkage with culvert strengthening scheme
A6119 Whitebirk Drive from the Borough Boundary to To be resurfaced using the Repave insitu Surface Course
£114,000.00 £114,000.00
Philips Road westbound. Recycling process
Retention monies held on Contract 701 completed in the 07/08
Miscellaneous – release of retention 06/07 £7,000.00 £7,000.00
financial year.
C614 Broadhead Road from entrance to “Higher Giles” to Rural route serving the West Peninne Moors. To include drainage
£108,000.00 £108,000.00
the entrance to “Bank Bottom” improvement works. Links two previous schemes.
Buncer Lane, Blackburn – right hand side footway
£54,000.00 £54,000.00
between Preston Old Rd and Mavis Rd High usage footway serving Witton Park and Witton High School
£25,000.00 £25,000.00 Completion of scheme
B6233 Limbrick from Barbara Castle Way to Altom Street
Non Principal Roads
C616 Marsh House Lane, Darwen from Priory Drive to Follow on to 07/08 scheme and completes the resurfacing of
£65,000.00 £65,000.00
Sudell Road Marsh House
Mill Lane, Blackburm between Mincing Lane and Darwen
£16,000.00 £16,000.00
Street. Blackburn Town Centre Street in poor condition.
C617 Bog Height Road from Heys Lane to 200 metres
£100,000.00 £100,000.00
east of Meadow Head Lane To include drainage improvement works. Split into two phases
Philips Road Bridge £90,000.00 £90,000.00 Completion of scheme commenced in 2007-08 (3t carriageway 0t
Bridge and
Structures
Maintenance
Local Transport Plan Programme
2008- 2009
Completion of scheme commenced in 2007-08 (18t restriction,
£150,000.00 £150,000.00
Moorgate St Canal Bridge bridge in dilapidated condition))
Bridge widening (plus approx £82k from Section 106 agreements
£140,000.00 £140,000.00
Greenbank Terrace Bridge Improvements, Lower Darwen (match funding))
Argyle St Bridge (with Cavendish St Bridge) Carry out 2 adjacent strengthening schemes in one contract to
£200,000.00 £200,000.00
Strengthening, Darwen deliver best value
Boulevard strengthening phase 1 £49,000.00 £49,000.00 Blackburn Boulevard strengthening / bollards
Essential Bridge Maintenance £25,000.00 £25,000.00 Allowance for essential structural bridge repairs
Bridge and
Structures £50,000.00 £50,000.00
Retaining Wall Strengthening Allowance for essential retaining wall strengthening/reconstruction
Maintenance
Management of sub-standard bridges, bridge On going assessment programme & management of sub-
£30,000.00 £30,000.00
assessments & general strengthening standard bridges etc
Including Snape St, Goose House, Barton St and Clinton St
£16,000.00 £16,000.00
Network Rail Bridge Assessments/Feasibility bridges
Street lighting £70,000.00 £70,000.00 Replacement of concrete columns
£515k PRN funding allocated 2008-09 for completion of scheme
£645,000.00 £645,000.00
Whalley New Road East Culvert Phase 2 started in 2007-08
£115k PRN funding allocated 2008-09 (to carry out with East
£115,000.00 £115,000.00
Whalley New Road West Culvert Culvert work to deliver best value)
Total Maintenance Element £2,416,000.00 £2,416,000.00
£1,786,000 settlement letter
Total LTP Allocation £4,249,000.00 £4,249,000.00