Purpose

Report to advise of the
intended delivery programme for the previously Cabinet approved
Highways Capital Plan allocation for the years 2025/26 and
2026/27.
 
This report contains a
breakdown showing the allocated budget and detailed programmes of
planned works for all highway assets groups, including measures to
improve road safety and/or create better places through improvement
works.
 

Content

RESOLVED
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1)   
That approval be given to the budget and
programme/scheme allocations within the detailed two year Highways
Capital Plan to the sum of £20,827,680 and £16,453,364
for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 respectively (Appendices A and B
refer), to allow the budget allocation and spend on the schemes
identified to improve the Highway Network and increase safety on
the roads whilst improving air quality and positively impacting
climate change across the district.

2)   
That approval be given to the delegation of
authority to the Executive Director (Place) or the Service Director
(Highways and Streetscene) in consultation with the Cabinet Member
(Environment and Highways), and any other Cabinet Members, as
considered appropriate by the Executive Director (Place), to enable
any amendments to be made to identified schemes, agree the addition
of future schemes, and award funding (within £20,827,680) for
those schemes in accordance with Council Financial Procedure
Rules.

3)   
That approval be given, where necessary, to
accelerate spend of the City Regional Sustainable Transport
Settlement and accelerate the two year forward programme through
delegation to the Cabinet Member for Highways.

4)   
That authority be delegated to the Service Director
(Highways and Streetscene) in consultation with the Service
Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to negotiate, agree
and enter into the terms of any applicable funding agreements (and
associated documents) to enable individual projects and schemes to
proceed.