Allocation of Minor Highway Improvement Budget for 2015/16

Decision of:

Kevin Blencowe, Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport

Reference:

15/URGENCY/ENV/1

Date of decision:              

28/05/15

Recorded on:

28/05/15

Decision Type: 

Non Key

Matter for Decision:

Allocation of Minor Highway Improvement Budget for 2015/16.

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

The Cambridge Joint Area Committee has already agreed to minor highway improvement projects for 2015/16.  Rather than wait until its next meeting in July 2015, it is preferred to get agreement to the allocation of this capital budget now so that the projects can commence.  In future years the Executive Councillor is proposing that the Cambridge Joint Area Committee makes the decisions on the allocation of this capital fund.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

The Executive Councillor is asked to:

(i) Approve the £30,000 capital plan provision for minor highway improvement to the projects listed in the briefing note and copied out below:

Mill Road, Romsey – Ross Street/ Cutlacks road narrowing warning - £100

St Barnabas Road, Petersfield – parking control - £200

Bury Court, Petersfield – parking control - £500

Church End, Cherry Hinton – parking control - £200

Church End, Cherry Hinton – speed control - £1,000

Purbeck Road/ Hills Road, Queen Ediths/ Coleridge – junction safety - £200

Ditton Lane, Abbey – signing improvement - £200

Histon Road, Castle/Arbury - pedestrian safety - £15,000

Wadloes Road, Abbey - bus stop improvement - £100

Davy Road, Coleridge - parking control - £200

Glebe Road and Holbrook Road, Queen Ediths - school speed control - £2,500

Alex Wood Road/ Carlton Way, Arbury – junction improvement - £2,500

Riverside, Abbey – pedestrian/ cyclist safety - £350

French’s Road, Arbury – pedestrian safety - £500

Addenbrookes area, Queen Ediths - pedestrian safety - £700

Kings Hedges Road, Kings Hedges - pedestrian/cyclist safety - £5,000

Contingency - £750

 (ii) Agree that the £30,000 capital plan provision be delegated to the Cambridge Joint Area Committee to allocate to projects in future years.

Reasons for the decision:

As set out in the background paper and above.

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson were consulted prior to the decision being made.

Report:

The report documents lay out the County Council’s proposed programme of Local Highways Improvements for 2015-16 (as considered and approved by the Cambridge Joint Area Committee on 28 October 2015); for which ‘local’ contributions are sought through the Minor Highway Improvement budget.

Conflicts of interest:

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive

Councillor.

Comments:

None.