Issue - meetings

This report discusses how the provisional highway maintenance surfaces programmes have been prepared. Approval is sought to begin advanced design for a list of schemes in each category of work.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Note the results of the June and October 2008 condition surveys on the city's roads and footways;

(ii)               Approve the split in funding between footways and roads on a 50/50 basis.

 (iii)     Approve the provisional programme of work listed in Annexes 3 - 12 of the report. ^1.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:       That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      To ensure the Highway Maintenance budget is expended in the most cost effective way based on the Council's assessed priorities and approved policies.

Members considered this report, which discussed how the provisional highway maintenance surfaces programmes had been prepared. It sought approval to begin advanced design for a list of schemes in each category of work to minimise any delay at the start of the year.

The report detailed results of the June 2008 Highway Condition Survey, the condition trends for roads and highways and provisional advance design programmes for 2009/10 as Annexes 1 to 12.

Members were reminded that this report had been prepared using the latest indications for the highway maintenance budget for 2009/10. However, there could be changes prior to Budget Council in February 2009 and therefore the Annexes could only be classed as indicative at this stage. It was confirmed that any adjustments to the budget for the next financial year would be reflected in the programme of work which would be reported back in the March 2009 Annual Highway Maintenance Report.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)       Note the results of the June and October 2008 condition surveys on the city's roads and footways;

(ii)     Approve the split in funding between footways and roads on a 50/50 basis.

 (iii)     Approve the provisional programme of work listed in Annexes 3 - 12 of the report.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      To ensure the Highway Maintenance budget is expended in the most cost effective way based on the Council's assessed priorities and approved policies.