Mott MacDonald appointed to monitor £1m Merseyside transport plan

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Merseytravel – on behalf of the Merseyside Transport Partnership consisting of Merseytravel, Knowsley MBC, Liverpool CC, St Helens MBC, Sefton MBC and Wirral MBC – on a £1 million three-year transport framework in Merseyside. The consultancy will monitor Merseyside’s Local Transport Plan (LTP) as well as update and maintain strategic transport models and associated services. Mott MacDonald will monitor progress and performance of the LTP targets. This will include traffic and congestion monitoring, a county-wide travel survey to assist in reviewing the LTP, managing and co-ordinating the relevant data and report writing, including producing the annual ‘Travel in Merseyside’. The consultancy will also assist with the evaluation of strategy development, forecasts and advice on corrective actions. Eddie Mellor, Mott MacDonald’s project director, said: “We have a long association with Merseytravel and have been providing transport monitoring services for Merseyside clients since 2002. This was originally as part of the Merseyside Information Service Contract co-ordinated by Wirral Borough Council on behalf of eight public sector organisations on Merseyside, which included Merseytravel. We are delighted to have won this contract and look forward to continuing to provide world class transport and consultancy services to our Merseyside clients.”