Decision details

A report which will advise Cabinet of the 2023/24 & 2024/25 (CRSTS only) funding availability as a result of the changes in funding from central government for highway and transport related matters owing to the devolved arrangements to the West Yorkshire Mayor and the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) alongside providing details of the performance of the district’s road network and to propose the Highways Capital Programmes for the 2023/24 & 2024/25 financial years.

The report will contain planned works for all highway assets groups and for measures to improve road safety or create better places through improvement works.

The report will confirm all other Highways funding for the year 2023/24 & 2024/25 including any legacy LTP funding, Council Borrowing and summary of overall funds available for each asset area when each of the funding streams are combined.

RESOLVED –

1)    That approval be given to the budget and scheme allocations as set out within the detailed two year capital plan to the sum of £24, 408,044 and £19, 736,576 for 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 respectively, as set out at Appendices A and B, to enable the spend on the schemes identified to improve the highway network and increase road safety.

2)    That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Highways and Streetscene) in consultation with the Cabinet Member (Environment), and any other Cabinet Member deemed to be relevant by the Strategic Director (Environment and Climate Change), to enable any amendments to be made to identified schemes, the addition of future schemes and funding allocations (within £24,408,044) for those schemes (in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules), for the purposes of expediting efficient delivery of the programme and spend of the available budgets and to allow the anticipated outcomes and achievements to be realised.

3)    That approval be given to accelerate spend of the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement borrowing and accelerate the two year forward programme through delegation to the Service Director (Highways and Streetscene) in consultation with the Cabinet Member (Environment).

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