The Chief Officer Highways and Transportation:
a) Noted the Highway Board approval in June 2020 of the preliminary design for Fink Hill \ ORR junction and Executive Board approval in June 2021 to support the Round 1 LUF bid for CWL which received approval from The Department of Transport (DfT) in November 2021;
b) Approved the designs (Appendices 1 and 2) and authorise the expenditure on phase 1 schemes, Fink Hill \ ORR £7.097m, Horsforth Merge £1.98m and Horsforth to Rodley footway and cycle links £2.168m, funded from Levelling up funding £7.988m and WY+TF £3.257m;
c) Noted the balance of funding £12.012m on the LUF CWL for phase 2 which will be brought forward to Highways Board in spring of 2023 once schemes have been agreed and designs are finalised;
d) Noted that the early enabling works will be facilitated by Parks and Countryside services utilising their framework;
e) Approved delivery of early enabling works, namely, utility works £1.288m and tree clearance circa £70k;
f) Authorised the City Solicitor to advertise a notice under the provision of Section 23 of the Highways Act 1980 associated with the provision of a pedestrian crossing and if no valid objections are received, to implement the pedestrian crossing as advertised;
g) Authorised the City Solicitor to make and advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to implement waiting restrictions as shown on the attached drawing number 732827-LCC-HWT-FH-DR-CH-TRO_01 shown in Appendix 5, and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Traffic Regulation Order as advertised.
h) Authorised the City Solicitor to make and advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to implement a clearway restriction on the Ring Road from Fink Hill to Dawsons Corner and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Traffic Regulation Order as advertised.
i) Authorised the City Solicitor to make and advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to implement a No parking, loading or unloading on footway or cycle track order where applicable along the route and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Traffic Regulation Order as advertised
j) Authorised the City Solicitor to make and advertise a draft Speed Limit Order to implement a consistent 50mph speed limit from on the Leeds Outer Ring Road and Stanningley By Pass from Horsforth Roundabout to Henconner Lane flyover and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Speed Limit Order as advertised.
k) Authorised the City Solicitor to make and advertise an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order introducing a section of one way on Manor Road (Eastbound between A65 New Road Side and Manor Gate to address potential rat running to avoid the works. The impact of the one way on other routes and in the vicinity will to be assess periodically during the works. A provision shall be included to enable the Chief Highways Officer to modify or suspend the Order during the period of the experiment.
l) At the end of the 18-month experimental period to give appropriate consideration to making the Order permanent incorporating any modifications considered appropriate following the monitoring of the measures.
m) 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 drawings (TM-00-471-MISC-01/02) 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.
n) Noted that the Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) is responsible for the programme delivery, with a target completion date of March 2024.