Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet note the allocation of £72.4 million City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) funding as stated in the report in section 1.2 and approves receipt of £1.2 million Local & Neighbourhood Improvement block funding, and £400,000 of Highways Capital Maintenance block funding, noting that the funding will be used to support delivery of the Council’s programme of transport projects.

2.    That Cabinet approve the schemes and allocations for use of this funding, and changes to previously approved RMBC capital funding, as set out in paragraphs 2.1 – 2.12 (and appendices 1 & 2) for delivery under the 2023-24 Transport Capital Programme and the RMBC Structural Maintenance Programme.

3.    That Cabinet approve the issue of contracts between the Council and two public service bodies (Network Rail and Transport for the North) to enable timely completion of the Outline Business Case referenced in section 2.13.

4.    That Cabinet delegate responsibility to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, to identify projects within themes described in paragraphs 2.3 (Reserves), 2.6 (Collision Investigation & Prevention), 2.9 (Minor Works), 2.12 Major Projects (CRSTS) and 2.13 (Rotherham Mainline Station) and for the award of contracts relating to design and construction.

Consideration was given to the report submitted that outlined the Transport Capital Programme for 2023-24 and sets out the sources of funding.  It provided an overview of the aims of the various project themes that this funding would be used for and described how projects would subsequently be managed within those themes.

Further to a similar arrangement in December 2022, this report went on to seek approval for delegation to the Strategic Director Regeneration and Environment in liaison with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment to identify and approve specific projects within the project themes set out.

Cabinet was informed of the various road safety improvements that would benefit from this investment which also included major projects.

The recommendations were then proposed.

Resolved: That Cabinet:

1.     Noted the allocation of £72.4 million City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) funding as stated in the report in section 1.2 and approve receipt of £1.2 million Local and Neighbourhood Improvement block funding, and £400,000 of Highways Capital Maintenance block funding, noting that the funding will be used to support delivery of the Council’s programme of transport projects.

2.     Approved the schemes and allocations for use of this funding, and changes to previously approved RMBC capital funding, as set out in paragraphs 2.1 – 2.12 (and appendices 1 and 2) for delivery under the 2023-24 Transport Capital Programme and the RMBC Structural Maintenance Programme.

3.     Approved the issue of contracts between the Council and 2 public service bodies (Network Rail and Transport for the North) to enable timely completion of the Outline Business Case referenced in section 2.13.

4.     Delegated responsibility to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, to identify projects within themes described in paragraphs 2.3 (Reserves), 2.6 (Collision Investigation and Prevention), 2.9 (Minor Works), 2.12 Major Projects (CRSTS) and 2.13 (Rotherham Mainline Station) and for the award of contracts relating to design and construction.