M4 Junction 18a Link Study
Highlight Report
April 2017
Project Name:
M4 J18a Link Study
Project Sponsor:
Emma Blackham
Project Number:
n/a
Project Manager:
Alistair Rice
Reporting Period:
Feb’17 – Apr’17
Lifecycle Phase:
Feasibility
Project Start Date:
November 2016
Project End Date:
March 2018
Business Case
Business Case Web
n/a
n/a
Approval Date:
/ Hyperlink:
Business Case Re-
Project Type
n/a
SGC Partner Project
fresh Date:
Classification:
Section 1: Budget Status (£000’s)
In £/000’s
Total actual
*Approved
Forecast (to
Variance (against
cumulative
Outturn Prices
budget
completion)
Approved Budget)
spend to date
Revenue
500
150
500
0
Capital
0
0
0
0
Total
500
150
500
0
*Signed off by ECS Committee?
Yes
Committee sign-off date
9th November 2016
Committee Minute number(s)
Link to Committee report(s)
Link
Budget – operating within set parameters:
Yes
If no, what actions are to be prepared:
Section 2: Budget Summary (£000’s by Year)
Pre-
20/21 &
14/15
15/16
16/17
17/18
18/19
19/20
Total
14/15
Future
Revenue
0
0
0
150
350
0
0
0
500
Capital
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
150
350
0
0
0
500
Section 3: Schedule Status: Original End
Mar’18
Latest Forecast
Variance + / -
Mar’18
0
Date
End Date
(days)
Comments: currently on schedule.
Section 4: Risk Update:
Risk Summary: Highlight the key risks below (stating no more than 10)
M4 Junction 18a Link Study
Date identified Risk description
Mitigation
Risk status
(Red / Amber / Green)
Scope/detail of the
technical work not
Early and ongoing
Nov’16
supported by local
engagement with
Amber Green
decision
stakeholders.
makers/stakeholders
Provide a programme
Nov’16
Delay in HE sign-off of
identifying when HE
Amber Green
technical outputs.
comments required.
Section 5: Issues Update:
Issues Summary: Highlight the issues that have actually occurred below
Date identified Issue description
Mitigation
Issue status
(Red / Amber / Green)
Info required from HE for
Jan’17
SGC to set up HE as a
HE to provide info.
Closed
supplier.
Send presentation to MPs &
Jan’17
MP briefing postponed.
seek alternative date if
Green
requested.
Issue raised with HE Board
Feb’17
Delay in securing access to
members; access now
Green
SWRTM
secured
Section 6: Key Milestones
List of milestones and activities for this period (3rd February – 5th April):
Milestone(s)
Achieved?
Due date
Revised
Reason for date
date
revision
Complete
Delay in securing
Phase 1 Tasks
excepting
31st Jan
14th Apr
access to SWRTM
modelling note
Phase 1 PCF products
Yes
29th Mar
n/a
n/a
Submit interim progress report
Yes
30th Mar
n/a
n/a
to DfT
Arrange second round of
Yes
27th Mar
n/a
n/a
engagement events
Key milestones and activities for the next period (5th April – 7th June):
Milestone(s)
Due date
Revised
Reason for date
date
revision
Preparation of scheme options
May’17
n/a
n/a
Second round of engagement events.
May’17
n/a
n/a
Section 7: General Commentary
M4 Junction 18a Link Study
Workstream
Phase 1 Tasks
Progress
All tasks, excepting:
Completed
Report on models
Due 14th April
Workstream
Phase 2 Tasks
Progress
Project
Updated products from Phase 1
To commence in April
management
Business case Option generation
Ongoing
Initial wider impacts and regeneration
Ongoing
assessment
Initial social impact assessment
To commence in April
EAST assessment
Ongoing
OAR
To commence in April
ASR
To commence in April
Stakeholder
Stakeholder meetings #2 - views on
Arranged for May
Engagement
Option generation
Confirm options for public engagement
At Board, 5th April
Share draft OAR and ASR with key
Scheduled for mid-July
delivery partners
Design
Design team to inform/attend option sifting Complete
Scheme concept plans
Drafts ready for Board, 5th April
Constructability of options
To commence in April
Outline costs for options
High level assessment work to commence in
April
Transport
Procure data collection subcontractor
No new data required
modelling
Data collection
No new data required
Data processing
No new data required
Report of Surveys
Not applicable
Update GBATS4 (including
Not applicable
LMVR/Demand Model Report)
Modelling of scheme options
Ongoing using GBATS4…
Economic
Regeneration assessment
To commence in April
assessment
User benefits assessment
Ongoing using GBATS/TUBA
Wider economic impact assessment
To commence in April
Environmental Additional data collection (if required)
No new data required
assessment
Assessment of options
Site visits undertaken. Assessment
commenced.
Environmental specification for ASR
To commence in April
Control & Approval
M4 Junction 18a Link Study
Author
Emma Blackham
Alistair Rice
Approver / Title:
Sponsor
Submission Date:
29th Mar’17
Approval Date:
29th Mar’17
Project Sponsor comments
Work is progressing well with the only delayed deliverable relates to a delay in access to the SWRTM so
has been rescheduled for April. This will not affect the overall programme. Work is now gearing up for
engagement in May as previously planned.
Programme Sponsor comments
n/a
Project Sponsor RAG Assessment
Cost
Green
Quality
Green
Time
Green
Programme Sponsor overall RAG assessment
n/a
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