Purpose

Head of Service is asked to approve changes to the Bridges maintenance programme in order to reconcile completed projects and facilitate the management of unprocessed cost ahead of the financial year end.

There is no increase in the overall budget, and the changes are all below the threshold for Head of Service approval.

There are 11 changes with a total value of £13200

The proposed changes are as follows:

Project ID 12769, Project name 22/23 6511 Hapton Station

Current budget £44482.78, proposed change £500, Revised budget £44982.78

Project ID 16276, Project name 25/26 Withnell Station Bridge 1223 - T1

Current budget £12463.03, proposed change £1000, Revised budget £13463.03

Project ID 16366, Project name 25/26 Hargreaves Railway Footbridge - T1

Current budget £6521.52, proposed change £500, Revised budget £7021.52

Project ID 16418, Project name 25/26 Middlewood Lower Retaining Wall 33940 - T1

Current budget £14848.63, proposed change £1000, Revised budget £15848.63

Project ID 16377, Project name 25/26 Sykes Farm Retaining Wall 32995 - T1

Current budget £40000, proposed change £8000, Revised budget £48000

Project ID 16422, Project name 25/26 Chipping Road Chaighley - Located to the east of Darwen's Farm - T2

Current budget £55000, proposed change £1000, Revised budget £56000

Project ID 16485, Project name 25/26 SMW Small Structures Works

Current budget £107,000.00, proposed change £600, Revised budget £107600

Project ID 16486, Project name 25/26 SMW Dock 644B1 - Resin Injection

Current budget £10,000.00, proposed change £600, Revised budget £10600

Project ID 10382, Project name 20/21 Pinder Hill Bridge

Current budget £316,408.07, proposed change -£1500, Revised budget £314908.07

Project ID 16379, Project name 25/26 Blue Bridge 9059 - T1

Current budget £15,000.00, proposed change -£1500, Revised budget £13500

Project ID 16425, Project name 25/26 Chipping Road, Chaigley - Located close to Littlestone Hall - T2

Current budget £50,000.00, proposed change -£10200, Revised budget £39800

Report by C. Wilding Bridges and Structures design Manager. 01/04/2026

Decision

Kirstie Williams
Interim Head of Service 
Highways Operations and Design
Highways and Transport

on behalf of the Matt Townsend, Director of Highways and Transport took a decision to approve changes to the Bridges Capital programme in order to reconcile completed projects and allow unprocessed cost to be managed.