The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report that provided an update on Year-3 (2022/23) of the 3-year £9M Highway Capital Investment Programme 2020/21 to 2022/23.  The report also informed the Committee of the Council’s additional £8M five-year Highway Capital Investment Programme (2022/23 to 2026/27) and additional £4M two-year Highway Bridges & Structures Capital Investment Programme (2022/23 to 2023/24) and sought spend approval for these investments.  The following documents were appended to the report:

·      Appendix 1    £9M Residential Roads 3- Year Investment Programme Update;

·       Appendix 2   Financial Implications Report £8M 5-year (2022/23 to 2026/27) Highway Capital and £4M 2-year (2022/23 to 2023/24) Highway Bridges & Structures Capital Investment Programmes.

Section 4 of the report set out details of the works that included highways maintenance, resurfacing of roads and pavements and works to bridges and other structures, plus the costs associated with these works.

Resolved:

(1)        That the progress of the £9M Residential Roads & Pavements Investment Year-3 Programme 2022/2023 be noted;

(2)        That spend approval for the Council’s £8M additional 5-Year (2022/23 to 2026/27) Capital Investment in Residential Roads & Pavements Maintenance Programme be granted;

(3)        That spend approval for the Council’s £4M additional 2-Year (2022/23 to 2023/24) Capital Investment in Bridges & Structures Maintenance Programme be granted;

(4)        That the Assistant Director of Environmental & Commercial Services in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Environmental Services & Community Safety, the Assistant Director of Legal & Democratic Services and the Director of Finance be authorised to enter into the relevant contracts required to undertake the proposed Capital Highways & Traffic Services Programme, set out in Section 4 of the report.