Agenda item

Proposed 2018/19 Highway Maintenance and Road Safety, Cycling Safety and Public Rights of Way New Starts Capital Programmes

Minutes:

Cabinet received a report seeking approval for:

·  a number of detailed 2018/19 Highway Maintenance and Transport New Start Capital Programmes.

·  adding an additional £1.194 million awarded by the DfT from the Local Transport Capital Block Funding (Pothole Action Fund) to the 2017/18 Highways block of the capital programme

·  the proposed criteria for allocating this funding in 2018/19 in line with DfT expectations.

·  the additional £5 million of funding awarded by Full Council on 8 February 2018 for highway maintenance to be spent on repairing potholes to address the deterioration of the road network over the winter months.

 

In presenting the report, it was noted that the report included a number of minor errors in the numbers of certain roads and the electoral divisions. The necessary corrections and clarifications are appended to these minutes.

 

 

Resolved: That:

  i.  the proposed 2018/19 New Start Highway Maintenance, Road Safety, Cycling Safety and Public Rights of Way programmes as set out in the report and the appended correction sheet be approved, subject to grant funding being confirmed.

  ii.  the additional £1.194 million awarded by the DfT from the Local Transport Capital Block Funding (Pothole Action Fund) be added to the 2017/18 Highways block of the capital programme.

  iii.  the proposed criteria as set out in the report for allocating the additional £1.194 million awarded by the DfT from the Local Transport Capital Block Funding (Pothole Action Fund) be approved.

  iv.  the proposed allocation of the additional £5 million awarded by Full Council on 8 February 2018 for pothole repair as detailed in the report be approved.

  v.  the proposed programme to address specific deterioration on residential roads as set out in the report be approved

  vi.  a further report on the proposed 2018/19 New Start Moss Roads programme be brought forward for consideration in due course.

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