Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Environment and Resident Experience.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services.

The Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services introduced the report which sought approval of the Highways and Street Lighting Investment Plan for 2023/24.  The report set out recommendations for investment in highway infrastructure in 2023/24 and particularly covers footways, carriageways and street lighting assets.

Councillor Hakata endorsed the report and recommendations.

RESOLVED

1.            To approve the Highways and Street Lighting Investment Plan which includes investment of £8.974m in highway assets for 2023/24, as set out in Appendix 1 of this report.

2.            To approve the Highways and Street Lighting Investment Plan which includes investment of £1.5m in lighting assets for 2023/24, as set out in Appendix 2 of this report.

3.            To vire £0.355m from the Borough Roads budget to the Flood Water Management budget.

4.            To delegate decisions relating to highways infrastructure asset maintenance schemes design and implementation to the Head of Highways and Parking, subject to decisions being reported to Cabinet where a key decision applies.

5.            To authorise the Head of Highways and Parking to carry out any required consultation in accordance with Appendix 3 and to make any necessary traffic management orders, having had due regard to any prior consultation to give effect to those schemes, subject to consultation representations regarding key decisions being considered by Cabinet.

6.            To authorise the Head of Highways and Parking to consider any objections and representations on highways maintenance improvement schemes and to report back to the Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequality and Resident Services if there are significant, or substantial objections or concerns raised about a scheme not covering two or more wards.

Reasons for Decision

This report sets out the 2023/24 investment in the Council’s local highways infrastructure. It provides detail of the funding arrangements and seeks authority to proceed with the development and delivery of these projects, subject to appropriate consultation.

Alternative options considered.

No other options were considered, because the Council has a statutory duty to maintain the public highway network.