Decision details

The Chief Officer Highways and Transportation to approve the annual programme of Traffic Management Capital Schemes and authorise the detailed development, consultation, preparation and delivery of these scheme subject to the satisfactory completion of any necessary Orders and statuatory processes.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i)   reviewed and approved the prioritised list of Traffic Management Capital projects to the sum of £300,000 as identified in Appendix A for the 2017/18 capital year allocation;

ii)  approved the design, consultation and subject to the making of any necessary Traffic Regulation Orders the implementation of the approved programme of works as detailed in Appendix B of this report;

iii)  gave authority and to request the City Solicitor to advertise any Traffic Regulation Orders as listed in Appendix A (Speed Limit Order, Movement Order, Waiting Restriction Order or Experimental Order) as required to address/ resolve the problems identified for each scheme, and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Orders as advertised;

iv)  gave authority requested the City Solicitor to advertise as appropriate a notice under the provisions of  i) Section 90c of the Highways Act 1980 in relation to traffic caliming measues; ii) Section 63 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisiions) Act 1976 intent to appoint stands fro use by Hackney Carriages and; iii) to display on site notices under the provision of Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regualtion Act 1984 for the establishment of pedestrian crossings; and if no valid objections are received, to implement the measures as advertised;

v)  to receive such other further reports as may be needed to address any objections received to advertised Orders or other matters arising from the detailed scheme proposals; and

vi)  gave authority to incur expenditure of £300,000 inclusive of any legal fees, staff fees and works costs which will be funded £300,000 from the Traffic Management Capital Programme; and to commence the detailed design, consultation and implementation of the schemes described in Appendix B of this report.

No external consultations have been undertaken at this stage. The majority of the schemes in the proposed programme have originated from local communities; either from Ward Members, local residents or businesses. As the works programme develops, consultation on each individual scheme will be carried out as appropriate.

Ward Members, Parish & Town Councils, Emergency Services,

West Yorkshire Combined Authority, local residents and businesses.