Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

15^th September 2025

Title:

Transport Capital Programme 2025/26 – Local Neighbourhood Road Safety Scheme Fund, Rawmarsh West and Wath Ward scheme update

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge,

Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Transport Capital Programme Cabinet report approved at the Cabinet Meeting on 17th March 2025 (para 137, Resolution 5), agreed to vary the Rawmarsh West and Wath ward projects from the initial LNRS2 concept scheme of works and that the decision on the redesignation of these two schemes is delegated to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment, under his powers as Delegated Officer, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, to enable work to commence promptly.

Councillor John Williams, Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy has been consulted on the report and approved it 23/07/25.

Decision:

Approve in principle the funding allocation to develop the proposed Local Neighbourhood Road safety schemes for the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Strategic Director of Regeneration & Environment exercised his delegated powers and approved in principle the funding allocation to develop the proposed schemes for the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards as outlined in the report as per his delegated powers granted by the Cabinet decision of 17th March 2025.

Option1 – Recommended

To approve the delivery of the newly developed and councillor agreed schemes for the Rawmarsh West and Wath wards, these are:-

The proposed Rawmarsh West Local Neighbourhood and Road Safety scheme is centred on Haugh Road at the junction with Green Rise. This scheme aims to improve pedestrian accessibility in the area by providing pedestrian refuge islands, reduced junction mouths, new footway connections and the installation of traffic calming measures along Green Rise and Harding Avenue.

The proposed Wath Local Neighbourhood and Road Safety scheme aims to improve pedestrian movements and reduce speed along Station Road. This will be achieved by installing improved signage and the narrowing of vehicle lanes by increasing the width of some splitter islands along Station Road from its junction with the B6097 Biscay Way, across the A6023 Manvers Way and on to Dearne Road adjacent to the Waterfront Golf course.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Various traffic options were considered for each ward, both sites have similar issues with busy roads causing community severance, isolating non-motorised users and making it difficult to cross the roads at busy times of the day.

The schemes developed with the elected ward members aim to address these issues in the most practicable way within the budget available.

Due to the time limited funding and the expected timeframe related to the development of another project, there was only the recommended option available, but to do nothing would not align with the submission made by local ward members and wouldn’t align with the Cabinet decision of 17th March 2025.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Transport Capital Programme 2025/26 – Local Neighbourhood Road Safety Scheme Fund, Rawmarsh East and Wath Ward scheme update