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RESOLVED
 
(1) 
That progress made during the year in finalising the design and
obtaining the necessary approval from National Highways be
noted.
 
(2) 
That the award of £20m Government funding to the Council,
with £15.2m allocated towards the M65 Junction 5 Improvement
Scheme, and £4.8m allocated to the South East Blackburn
Walking and Cycling Scheme, and the ongoing discussions with the
Department for Transport to monitor progress be noted.
 
(3) 
That a further report be submitted to the Executive Board to
provide an update on the South East Blackburn Walking and Cycling
Scheme with the works expected to be completed by March 2026.
 
(4) 
That a total project cost of £26.2m for the M65 Junction 5
Improvement Scheme, funded by £15.2m of Government grant and
£11m of developer funding, to be secured by Section 106
Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act be
approved.  That the list of allocated
development sites within South East Blackburn and the proposed
contributions set out in the ‘Developer Contributions and
Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) June
2024’ be noted.
 
(5) 
That the Council’s approach to drive economic growth by
delivering the necessary infrastructure improvements with advance
funding, or cash-flowing, until the planned developer contributions
were received be noted.
 
(6) 
That capital funding of £6.0m for 2026/27 in the existing
capital programme be noted.
 
(7) 
That the requirement to cashflow the project in lieu of the receipt
of Section 106 payments expected to be paid in the year 2027/28
onwards and the forecast revenue budget implications of this, as
set out in section 6 of the report be approved.
 
(8) 
That the Growth Programme Director, in liaison with the Deputy
Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to finalise terms
and issue a Notice to Proceed to Balfour Beatty to commence the
Construction Phase.
 
(9) 
That the Deputy Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to
finalise terms and complete the legal agreement with National
Highways to undertake work on the motorway network.
 
(10)       
That it be noted mobilisation activities be undertaken in advance
of construction works, with construction works due to commence on
12th January 2026 with the works expected to be
substantially completed by early 2028.