Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for Highways and Infrastructure has:

1. approved a further £2.25m of the £22.58m Capital Programme allocation to enable land acquisition, management of great crested newts identified from ecological surveys and vegetation clearance works which are required to be completed before the start of scheme construction prior to approval of the Full Business Case by the Department for Transport; and

2. delegated authority to the Director of Highways, Transport and Planning to:

2.1        approve the remaining capital allocation, subject to confirmation of the Local Growth Fund allocation by the Department for Transport;

2.2        approve and submit the Full Business Case to the Department for Transport and award the construction contracts subject to the approval of the Full Business Case; and

2.3        approve funding agreements with other agencies to deliver related elements of the scheme and, subject to the confirmation of funding, award the construction contracts.