Decision details

The Chief Officer (Highways & Transportation):

i) noted and approved the final layout of the Dewsbury Road scheme as shown on the attached Drawings Nos TM/00/470/01/01 & 02;

ii) gave authority to issue the works to contractor and to construct the scheme as shown;

iii) noted that the scheme, valued at £2.22M, is to be wholly funded from West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s City Connect programme as previously approved by Executive Board and by WYCA;

iv) requested the City Solicitor to advertise Traffic Regulation Orders as detailed on Drawing No TM/00/471/TRO/01 and, subject to no objections being received, to make and seal the orders as advertised; and

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 attached Drawing No TM/00/471/TRO/01 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 segregated or shared joint use by pedal cyclists and pedestrians.