Purpose

To advise Cabinet Member for Locality Services of those locations which have been recommended for inclusion in the Highway Maintenance Programme for 2024/25

Decision

Decision(s):

That the report be approved, and all comments and any additional schemes recommended by Cabinet Member shall be investigated to determine whether any adjustment to the current listings is appropriate.

Reasons for the Decision(s):

To acknowledge the comments made by Cabinet Member for Locality Services and approve the prioritised programme of highway maintenance works for delivery during 2024/25.

Alternative Options Considered or Rejected:

To supplement the proposed carriageway improvement programmes, wholesale footway reconstructions, footway slurry seal applications and carriageway micro asphalt treatments across the borough will be suspended allowing the relevant funding to be directed towards an extended carriageway resurfacing and surface dressing works programme. Consideration was given to investing in these other areas during 2024/25, but this has been rejected on the basis that the proposed approach is considered to be the most effective use of the available resource, taking into account the lifecycle assessment of the highway network.