Agenda item

Report from the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the schemes and allocations of funding, as set out in paragraph 2.3, subject to approval of the Council Budget on 4 March 2026.

2.    Approves the schemes and allocations of funding outlined in Section 2 of this report, including the reallocation of savings made on capital projects delivered within budget as described in paragraph 1.6.

3.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the schemes to be delivered in 2026-27 through to 2029-30 with the Minor Works allocation, subject to approval of the Council Budget in March 2026.

4.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the schemes to be delivered in 2026-27 with the School Crossing Patrol Improvements allocation referred to in paragraph 2.2.6.

5.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the use of any underspends across the Transport Capital Programme to fund the delivery of other approved transport programmes, or the progression of designs for potential future projects.

Consideration was given to the report which provided details on the Transport Capital Programme for the upcoming 2026-27 financial year, including its funding sources and programme areas, and explained how projects would be managed within them. The 2026-27 financial year was the final year of the current 5 year funding round. Based on spend to date and current commitments, the present forecast for available funding for 2026-27 was £344,000.  This was made up of the remaining City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement and Local and Neighbourhood Transport Complementary Programme block funding of £95,000 and reallocation of the remaining funding for the delivered moving traffic offences pilot, and the crossing at Morthen Road.

An allocation of £225,000 from 2026-27 funding was proposed to enable the delivery of the first prioritised crossing following the completion and approval of the prioritisation process undertaken and reported as part of the 2025-26 Capital Programme.

Given the need for the Council to monitor against delivery on outputs and outcomes for all Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) /CRSTS funded schemes, a proposal for a £15,000 allocation was required for year 3 monitoring and evaluation assessment of the Moor Road, Manvers TCF scheme, as well as monitoring the performance of the broader programme to inform future work.

In relation to School Crossing Patrol Improvements, an allocation of £104,000 was proposed for investigation and delivery of schemes to mitigate risks at School Crossing Patrol Sites, and a delegation was sought to determine the schemes to be delivered in 2026-27.

There was also an allocation of £426,400 for structures for the 2026-27 financial year. It was proposed that this be allocated to the following:

-       Bridge Joint Replacement Programme (£150,000)

-       Grafton New Bridge concrete and parapet repairs (£200,000)

-       Minor essential maintenance arising from inspections (£76,400)

A number of Capital investments were proposed as set out in paragraph 2.3.

The report was considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board who advised that the recommendations be supported. Discussions had focused on the proposals regarding Treeton Lane crossroads, the 5 pedestrian crossings, involvement of Ward Members and the broad nature of the delegation.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the schemes and allocations of funding, as set out in paragraph 2.3, following approval of the Council Budget on 4th March 2026.

2.    Approves the schemes and allocations of funding outlined in Section 2 of this report, including the reallocation of savings made on capital projects delivered within budget as described in paragraph 1.5.

3.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the schemes to be delivered in 2026-27 through to 2029-30 with the Minor Works allocation, following approval of the Council Budget in March 2026.

4.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the schemes to be delivered in 2026-27 with the School Crossing Patrol Improvements allocation referred to in paragraph 2.2.6.

5.    Delegates authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to determine the use of any underspends across the Transport Capital Programme to fund the delivery of other approved transport programmes, or the progression of designs for potential future projects.