Strategic objectives
Primary objective is to enable the delivery of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village.
Secondary objectives include:
- improving access to South Carlisle and improve connectivity from the M6 to the A595 as identified in the LEP’s Cumbria Infrastructure Plan (2016)
- maximising opportunities for the attenuation of flood water from the Scheme and integrate sustainable drainage measures to avoid increases in surface water flows
Economic objectives
Secondary objectives include:
- enabling economic development along the strategic M6 corridor and as part of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village. Enable growth at existing and new business and employment sites by improving access and allowing better connections with markets, supply chains and workforces
- improving access to training and employment opportunities by providing better connectivity between major employment sites, future residential areas and education providers.
- enabling placemaking as part of the master planning process which aligns with the aspirations for St Cuthbert’s Garden Village
Transport objectives
Primary objectives include:
- making a significant contribution to the transport network in the North-West region, creating a new high quality link between the A595 from the west and the M6 Junction 42
- reducing traffic congestion and improve the reliability of transport links by increasing highway capacity
Secondary objectives include:
- providing a corridor for the movement of people and goods between destinations including St Cuthbert’s Garden Village and west Cumbria to connect communities
- improving road safety on the existing network for all road users
- improving transport resilience in Carlisle by providing additional crossings of the river Caldew and river Petteril
Environmental objectives
Secondary objectives include:
- minimising impacts on the environment along the scheme corridor, seeking enhancements, and where practical include measures to allow future integration of a garden village
- reducing emissions of air pollutants in areas of Carlisle that are currently adversely affected by traffic congestion
- improving accessibility for non-car users by providing new routes for sustainable travel and creating opportunities to support active lifestyles
- minimising, where practical, the impacts of the scheme on ecology, nature conservation receptors and achieve a biodiversity net gain