Issue - meetings

To  consider the report of the Director of City Development outlining proposals for the implementation of a scheme to provide a new northbound bus lane on Ring Road Beeston Park and to improve the junction of Ring Road Beeston Park with the A653 Dewsbury Road, as part of the Local Transport Plan programme for improving the quality of bus services in the city. 

The Director of City Development submitted a report outlining proposals for the implementation of a scheme to provide a new northbound bus lane on Ring Road Beeston Park and to improve the junction of Ring Road Beeston Park with the A653 Dewsbury Road, as part of the Local Transport Plan programme for improving the quality of bus services in the city. 

RESOLVED –

(a)   That the contents of the submitted report be noted;

(b)  That approval be given to the Ring Road Beeston Park Bus Lane proposal, as detailed at drawing number HDC/713450/CO1 which is appended to the submitted report, at an estimated cost of £3,200,000;

(c)  That authority be given to incur additional expenditure of £2,620,000, comprising £2,510,000 works costs and £110,000 staff costs, to be met from the Integrated Transport Scheme 99609, within the agreed Capital Programme; and

(d)  That previous approvals totalling £580,000, comprising £230,000 staff costs, £120,000 ancillary costs, £220,000 for advance statutory undertakers’ diversion costs and £10,000 for advance site clearance costs, be noted.