Decision details

Transforming Cities Fund – Leeds City Centre Cycling Improvements; Crown Point Road

Reference: D55301

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Chief Officer, Highways & Transportation:
a) Noted and approved the proposed layout of the Crown Point Road scheme as shown on drawing 861-LCC-18-DR-TM-01_01 which is attached as an appendix to this report;
b) Gave authority to the designer to issue a package of drawings to the contractor and for the contractor to construct the scheme as shown on the attached plans;
c) Gave authority to incur expenditure of £750,000, to be funded entirely from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s TCF as previously endorsed by Executive Board;
d) Requested the City Solicitor to advertise Traffic Regulation Orders and Movement Orders as detailed on drawing 861-LCC-18-DR-TM-TRO_01 and, subject to no valid objections being received, to make, seal and implement the orders as advertised.; and
e) Approved with reference to the powers contained in section 66(4) of the Highways Act 1980, that the relevant lengths of footway shown on attached Drawing No 861-LCC-18-DR-TM-01_01 as proposed cycle tracks are removed and that following the removal of the existing footways, cycle tracks are constructed under the powers contained under the provisions of section 65(1) of the Highways Act 1980 for segregated or shared joint use by pedal cyclists and pedestrians.

Wards Affected: Hunslet and Riverside;

Contact: James Chadwick, Highways Officer 0113 3787499 Email: james.chadwick@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 23/05/2022

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