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Hitchin Urban Transport Plan

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) in joint partnership working with North Herts District Council (NHDC) has appointed Faber Maunsell to undertake the development of the Urban Transport Plan (UTP) for Hitchin.

The intention of the UTP is to develop a range of schemes that will prepare the town for the potential growth as set out by the requirements of the Regional Spatial Strategy until 2021, although consideration will also need to be made up to 2031. The UTP will seek to develop a list of deliverables for all modes of travel that takes into consideration a whole range of relevant issues.

As part of this exercise we will also be developing a transport model to identify the issues and test relevant mitigation strategies to accommodate the growth in a sustainable and manageable way.

The final UTP will be produced in February 2010, although there are many tasks that will be completed along the way. As the milestones are reached within the study (highlighted on the progress bar in the pdf below) this website will be updated with the relevant information and downloads to give necessary details.