Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the schemes and allocations of funding outlined in section 2 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3. 

2.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport to modify if necessary the Minor Works programme in Appendix 2.

3.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to submit the completed Rotherham Mainline Station OBC to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and the DfT upon conclusion of the final review stages (estimated June 2024).

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the Transport Capital Programme for the upcoming 2024-25 financial year, including the funding sources and programme areas. The report also explained how the project would be managed, including:

·       Local Neighbourhood Transport Programme (Table 1)

·       Local Neighbourhood & Road Safety Programme Tranche 2

(Appendix 1)

·       Minor Works (Appendix 2)

·       Highway Structures (Appendix 3)

·       Active Travel Fund 4 (Paragraph 2.5)

·       Bus Service Improvement Plan (Paragraph 2.6)

The report also provided details of the 2023-24 programme which included the delivery of projects at Moor Road in Manvers, Broom Road and Manvers Bridge along with major schemes at Sheffield Road and the A631 Rotherham to Maltby bus corridor. New pedestrian crossings had been delivered at Morthern Road, Meadowbank Road and Great Eastern Way.

As part of the 2024/25 programme, there were proposals to include bus priority works on the A633 between Rotherham and Wath as detailed in paragraph 2.6 of the report. Paragraphs 2.7 and 2.8  of the report provided an update on the Rotherham Mainline Station proposals. Reintroducing intercity rail services to Rotherham had long been a strategic goal for the Council and formed a crucial component of future regeneration initiatives. Consequently, an Outline Business Case (OBC) was currently in preparation for submission to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority by July 2024 and the Department for Transport by October 2024. This OBC would comprehensively outline the strategic rationale for the investment, anticipated benefits, associated costs, procurement options, and overall project management approach.

Resolved:-

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the schemes and allocations of funding outlined in section 2 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3.

2.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport to modify if necessary the Minor Works programme in Appendix 2.

3.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to submit the completed Rotherham Mainline Station OBC to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and the DfT upon conclusion of the final review stages (estimated June 2024).