Environmental Statement volume 4 - Chiltern Evergreen3

4.7 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTMethodologyIntroduction4.7.1 The assessment will address construction related impacts as follows:• construction vehicular traffic impact affecting road users (i.e. car drivers,public transport, pedestrians and cyclists);• construction works related road/public rights of way closures and/ordiversions at the stations, level crossings and other public and privatecrossings affecting both public and private users.The assessment will also address operational impacts as follows:• stations: revised access/parking/road layout affecting all station relatedperson trips and other non station related road users;• level crossings: long term disruption from delay and queuing to road usersat level crossings;• other public and private crossings: long term disruption from crossingclosures and/or diversions; and• road traffic reductions due to modal shift to rail for both passengers andfreight.4.7.2 The assessment will be split into a number of study areas relating to thestations (Oxford, Water Eaton Parkway (new), Islip and Bicester) and theindividual public and private crossings along the route. In respect of OxfordStation and Islip Station the study area will cover the station buildings,forecourt, parking areas and access.4.7.3 In respect of Water Eaton Parkway, the study area will cover the site andsurrounding road network. The study area at Water Eaton will be agreedwith Oxfordshire County Council, as the local Highway Authority.4.7.4 The study area at Bicester will cover the area surrounding the stationincluding the station building, forecourt/drop off, parking and access plus thesurrounding road network. The extent of the Bicester study area will beagreed with Oxfordshire County Council, as the local Highway Authority.4.7.5 The Scoping Report will be submitted to officers for the local highwayauthority, Oxfordshire County Council, and the Highways Agency to confirmthe methodology and specific areas of the network to be considered.Discussions will be held to obtain agreement on the approach at variousstages.ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 61 CHILTERN RAILWAYS LTD