Decision details

This report sets out proposals for meeting a Development Consent Order (DCO) requirement of providing a Park and Ride facility at Junction 34 as part of the Heysham to M6 link road development (H2M6).

The Park and Ride facility is one of a number of measures set within the DCO, The conditions of a dedicated Park and Ride facility is that it should be opened within one month of the link road opening.  The H2M6 project will fund the car park construction with additional funding being required for related park and ride infrastructure, including: pay machines, bus shelters and CCTV cameras.

County Councillor John Fillis, the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport approved:

(i)  the introduction of a dedicated Park and Ride bus service to meet the requirements of the DCO, under an existing procurement framework agreement, funded from existing revenue funds; and

(ii)  the bringing forward of £135,500 of the 2017/18 Lancaster City Centre Congestion Relief budget of £250,000 to fund the installation and implementation of the Lancaster M6 Junction 34 Park and Ride facility in 2016/17.