Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development providing details of the total Rodley Roundabout improvements scheme costs of £3,475,000. In addition, the report seeks authority to incur this expenditure, seeks approval to invite tenders and also to implement the proposed highway improvement works to the Roundabout.

The Director of City Development submitted a report detailing the total scheme costs of £3,475,000 for the Rodley Roundabout improvements initiative. In addition, the report sought authority to incur such expenditure and also sought approval to invite tenders and to implement the proposed highway improvement works to the roundabout.

The Board welcomed the proposals to improve the A6120/A657 Rodley Roundabout, with specific reference being made to the benefit which would be gained from the provision of controlled pedestrian crossing facilities.

In highlighting the work which was also scheduled to take place to improve A65/A6012 Horsforth roundabout and also the A647/B6154 Thornbury Barracks junction, Members noted that the cumulative impact of such works would be monitored, and that every effort would be made to ensure that any disruption was minimised.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the construction of the Council’s scheme to fully signalise Rodley Roundabout with associated highway works, at an estimated cost of£3,475,000, be approved.

(b)  That approval be given to inject £3,475,000 into the City Development capital programme.

(c)  That authority be given to incur expenditure of £3,475,000 (comprising of works costs £3,202,375 and staff fee costs £272,625) funded from a Department for Transport Tranche 4 Local Pinch Point Fund Government grant of £2,432,000, a Local Transport Plan grant of £306,239, and a Private Developer section 106 receipt of £736,761.

(d)  That it be noted that the officer responsible for implementing these proposals is the Acting Head of Transport Policy and that the works would be procured through appropriate tender procedures and delivered in line with the dates identified in section 4.7 of the submitted report.

(e)  That it be noted that it is proposed to deliver the proposals contained within the submitted report with the already approved proposals for Horsforth Roundabout as a single contract.