GD06 – Torquay Gateway

The Torquay Gateway Scheme will open up key sites for existing and planned employment, capitalising upon the South Devon Highway reducing journey times and increasing trip journey time reliability. This will provide more confidence to inward investors remote to the area that access into the Town and the designated future growth areas is dependable, aiding existing businesses and encouraging new investment in new commercial and housing schemes.

The scheme consists of the following improvements:

  • Scott’s Bridge – Provide a left lane for northbound A3022 traffic for 60metres, mark a waiting box for right turning northbound traffic, lining for east / west movements
  • Lowes Bridge – Reline and extend the northbound approach to 3 lanes for 100metres from the stop line allowing a longer left and right lane, provide 2 lanes northbound from Woodlands Road junction, remove the bus stop for northbound travellers south of the junction and improve the existing bus stop outside Torbay Hospital on Newton Road, upgrade all crossings to toucans incorporated into signal phasing, allocate 2 right turn lanes on westbound approach.
  • Shiphay Junction – Provide 2 lanes on the northbound A3022 to Woodlands Road, an additional 80metre left turning lane for northbound traffic, convert the existing pedestrian crossing south of the junction to a single crossing phase, provide a toucan crossing on Shiphay Lane linking the new hospital cycle route to Rowcroft, and install new signing for pedestrians and drivers regards appropriate lane use.
  • Gallows Gate – Provide a 95metre left turn lane on the westbound approach and allow both lanes to be left exit.
  • Rowcroft Cycle Link – A half mile cycle link between Shiphay Lane and the rear of Torre Station adjacent to the rail line, emerging at Crownhill Rise, will also be provided.

Outputs:

720 new jobs
743 Additional dwellings
Employment can be a mixture of high end office, light industrial, and retail opportunities.

Growth Deal Funding; £2.79m

Started on site: January 2016

Completion: March 2020

 

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    David Ralph

    Chief Executive

    David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

    Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

    David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.