Decision details

TfL Funded Integrated Transport Investment Programme 2017/18

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This report refines and details the council’s integrated transport investment programme which forms part of the council’s 2011 – 2031 Transport Plan (Local Implementation Plan 2 or LIP2) to be delivered in 2017/18 and funded entirely by Transport for London (TfL). This report seeks the approval of the submission of the programme to TfL and the design, consultation and implementation of various elements of the programme. It further seeks approval for the delegation of the approval of construction of the capital programme to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents Services.

Decision:

1.            That approval be given to carry out feasibility design and consultation on the 20mph extension project and ‘new projects’ at a total cost of £97,500 (approximately 15% of the total capital project cost, and all charged to the capital project)

 

2.            That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents Services in consultation with the Director of Transport and Highways to approve the implementation of the 20mph extension project and ‘new projects’ totalling £552,500, subject to a favourable outcome of public engagement and consultation.

 

3.            That approval be given to allocate £571,000 to the ‘completion projects’ programme as set out in paragraph 4.4 and that authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents Services in consultation with the Director of Transport and Highways to approve the implementation of the ‘completion projects’, subject to favourable outcome of public engagement and consultation.

 

4.            That approval be given to allocate £50,000 to enhance the TfL traffic signal modernisation programme in 2017/18 and £75,000 to enhance the council’s own carriageway and footway planned maintenance programme in 2017/18.

 

5.            That approval is given to deliver the Smarter Travel programme at a cost of £265,000.

 

6.            That approval be given to allocate £75,000 to develop the council’s 2018/19 annual spending submission and LIP3 (charged to revenue) and to utilise £75,000 to contribute match funding for the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund 2 as set out in paragraph 4.7.

 

7.            That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents Services in consultation with the Director of Transport and Highways to approve the implementation of the Local Transport Fund programme of £100,000.

 

Report author: Nick Boyle

Publication date: 06/12/2016

Date of decision: 05/12/2016

Decided at meeting: 05/12/2016 - Cabinet

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