2022 Report details for project: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet
| Project name | A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet - there are 5 reports for this project: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | DFT (D9) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2022 (data is from September 2021) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | The scheme provides a new off-line two lane dual carriageway between Black Cat roundabout on the A1 in Bedfordshire and Caxton Gibbet roundabout on the A428 in Cambridgeshire. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | Compared to financial year 20/21-Q4, the DCA rating at 21/22-Q4 increased from Amber/Green to Amber. The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Project is currently in the development phase. The Development Consent Order (DCO) examination process has concluded and a decision from the Secretary of State's (SoS) is due by mid-August 2022. It is noted that any delay to DCO decision would have non-linear impact to the programme due to seasonal constraints. |
| Start date | 2015-04-01 |
| End date | 2027-09-09 |
| Schedule text | Compared to 2021-Q4, your project end-date increased from 01 APR 2025 to 09 SEP 2027. This is primarily due to the following factors: The Development Consent Order (DCO) planning application was submitted on 26 February 2021 and the Examining Authority commenced the DCO examination in August 2021, 9 months later than forecast in the OBC. The project has since undertaken significant rework of the construction schedule to absorb this delay to the DCO, and the construction requirement for three summer earthwork seasons, whilst successfully maintaining the current Open for Traffic (OfT) date. |
| Baseline | £48.30m |
| Forecast | £28.10m |
| Variance | -42.00% |
| Variance text: | The DCO application was submitted later than anticipated to allow the incorporation of lessons learnt from other unsuccessful applications. The DCO examination also started later than expected due to a longer DCO pre-examination period imposed by PINS. As a result, the programme was rephased and the spike associated with the commencement of construction, budgeted in 2021/22 will now occur in the following year, subject to the DCO being granted in August 2022. |
| Whole Life Cost | £0.00m |
| WLCost text: | Exempt under Section 43 of the FOI Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2022.csv |
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