Further to Minute 22 of the meeting held on 21 February 2024, the Committee considered a report that provided updates on:

·       Progress of year-3 (2024/25) of the Council’s additional £8M 5-year (2022/23 to 2026/27) Highway Capital Roads & Pavements Investment Programme.

·       Progress of the Council’s £4M Bridges & Structures Capital Investment Programme.

·       The Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) Highway Maintenance Award 2025/26, Local Transport Block Funding(Integrated Transport & Highway Maintenance) settlement and to seek scheme and spend approval.

·       The withdrawal of the DfT’s Road Resurfacing Fund (Network North) Allocation for Reading.

·       The completed Highway Maintenance 2024/25 DfT Local Transport Block FundingCapital Works Programme.

The report also gave an update on the completed Highway Maintenance 2023/24 DfT Local Transport Block FundingCapital Works Programme. The following documents were appended to the report:

Appendix 1: 2024/25 Programme Delivered;

Appendix 2: Proposed 2025/26 Delivery Programme.

Section 3 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 year-3 (2024/25) of the Council’s additional £8M 5-year (2022/23 to 2026/27) Highway Capital Roads & Pavements Investment Programme be noted;

(2)        That the progress of the Council’s 2024/25 additional £4M Bridges & Structures Capital Investment Programme be noted;

(3)        That the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) Highway Maintenance Award 2025/26 Local Transport Block Funding (Integrated Transport & Highway Maintenance) settlement be noted and the Scheme and Spend be approved;

(4)        That the withdrawal of the DfT’s Road Resurfacing Fund Allocation for Reading (Network North) funding be noted;

(5)        That the completed Highway Maintenance 2024/25 DfT Local Transport Block Funding Capital Works Programme be noted.