Decision details

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation)

i) Gave authority for the works set out in 3.1 to be detail-designed and constructed;

ii) Noted the total scheme costs of £ 2,800,000, of which £274,000 has previously been given authority to spend by the Chief Officer of Highways and Transportation for early preparatory works costs;

iii) Noted that the remaining expenditure of £2,526,000 has previously been given authority to spend by the Executive Board. The estimated cost comprises of: £1,506,000, highways and public realm works costs, £720,000 for utility diversions and £300,000 staff fees for the design and supervision of these works. The work is funded from LCC Capital resources £1,443,000, private sector and sect 106 funds £388,000, Government Grant £415,000 and changing the workplace funds £280,000;

iv) Requested the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order (including a Movement Order) in accordance with the attached TRO drawing, TMS/10/MH/TRO and if no valid objections are received to make, seal and implement the order as advertised;

v) Approved with reference to the powers contained in Section 66(4) of the Highways Act 1980, that the relevant lengths of footway shown on the drawing EP/299337/MISC/23a as proposed cycle tracks are removed and that following the removal of the footways, cycle tracks are constructed under the powers contained under the provisions of section 65(1) of the Highways Act 1980 for shared joint use by pedal cyclists and pedestrians; and

vi) Noted and approved the changes to the adopted Highway boundary proposed as part of the works as described in section 3.1.6. The area shown in purple on the attached plan, EP/299337/GA/01g will be the resultant area of adopted Highway.