Additional Budget 2023 Highways Maintenance and Pothole Repair Funding, 2023 to 2024
May 4, 2023 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
Lancashire Cabinet approved recommendations on 04/05/2023. The Cabinet approved the addition of £5.122m to the Highway Block of the Capital Programme, apportioning £0.522m to the surface dressing programme and £3.835m for the preventative find and fix programme.
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Purpose
In the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spring Budget 2023 an additional £5.122m has been made available for Lancashire as part of the announcement of £200m for highways maintenance for the financial year 2023/24.
On 6 April 2023 Cabinet approved the addition of the funding to the Highway Block of the Capital Programme, and approved apportionment to the surface dressing and preventative find and fix programmes to allow works to be built into the 2023/24 contract and for work to start in April for these seasonal activities. This report will provide the details for the £0.522m additional surface dressing programme and the proposals for the remaining £3.835m which is currently unallocated.
This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of Standing Order C19 have been complied with.
Decision
The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 4 May 2023 |
| Effective from | 11 May 2023 |